diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ba44f8eb..b888700a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -337,12 +337,12 @@ scc is pretty well tested with many unit, integration and benchmarks to ensure t
 Run go build for windows and linux then the following in linux, keep in mind need to update the version
 
 ```
-GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 go build -ldflags="-s -w" && zip -r9 scc-2.7.0-x86_64-apple-darwin.zip scc
-GOOS=darwin GOARCH=386 go build -ldflags="-s -w" && zip -r9 scc-2.7.0-i386-apple-darwin.zip scc
-GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 go build -ldflags="-s -w" && zip -r9 scc-2.7.0-x86_64-pc-windows.zip scc.exe
-GOOS=windows GOARCH=386 go build -ldflags="-s -w" && zip -r9 scc-2.7.0-i386-pc-windows.zip scc.exe
-GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -ldflags="-s -w" && zip -r9 scc-2.7.0-x86_64-unknown-linux.zip scc
-GOOS=linux GOARCH=386 go build -ldflags="-s -w" && zip -r9 scc-2.7.0-i386-unknown-linux.zip scc
+GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 go build -ldflags="-s -w" && zip -r9 scc-2.8.0-x86_64-apple-darwin.zip scc
+GOOS=darwin GOARCH=386 go build -ldflags="-s -w" && zip -r9 scc-2.8.0-i386-apple-darwin.zip scc
+GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 go build -ldflags="-s -w" && zip -r9 scc-2.8.0-x86_64-pc-windows.zip scc.exe
+GOOS=windows GOARCH=386 go build -ldflags="-s -w" && zip -r9 scc-2.8.0-i386-pc-windows.zip scc.exe
+GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -ldflags="-s -w" && zip -r9 scc-2.8.0-x86_64-unknown-linux.zip scc
+GOOS=linux GOARCH=386 go build -ldflags="-s -w" && zip -r9 scc-2.8.0-i386-unknown-linux.zip scc
 ```
 
 ### Badges (beta)
diff --git a/processor/processor.go b/processor/processor.go
index 0d44c4f3..7a38c9fb 100644
--- a/processor/processor.go
+++ b/processor/processor.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // The version of the application
-var Version = "2.7.0"
+var Version = "2.8.0"
 
 // Flags set via the CLI which control how the output is displayed