diff --git a/doc/sphinx-guides/source/conf.py b/doc/sphinx-guides/source/conf.py
index e79b05f5874..dc4c2e6dc08 100755
--- a/doc/sphinx-guides/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/sphinx-guides/source/conf.py
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '4.7.1'
+version = '4.8'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '4.7.1'
+release = '4.8'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/doc/sphinx-guides/source/index.rst b/doc/sphinx-guides/source/index.rst
index 80528cac571..9b2448fc700 100755
--- a/doc/sphinx-guides/source/index.rst
+++ b/doc/sphinx-guides/source/index.rst
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
    You can adapt this file completely to your liking, but it should at least
    contain the root `toctree` directive.
 
-Dataverse 4.7.1 Guides
+Dataverse 4.8 Guides
 ======================
 
-These guides are for the most recent version of Dataverse. For the guides for **version 4.7** please go `here <http://guides.dataverse.org/en/4.7/>`_.
+These guides are for the most recent version of Dataverse. For the guides for **version 4.7.1** please go `here <http://guides.dataverse.org/en/4.7.1/>`_.
 
 .. toctree::
   :glob:
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b7ae9b80350..36daff8b6eb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     <groupId>edu.harvard.iq</groupId>
     <artifactId>dataverse</artifactId>
-    <version>4.7.1</version>
+    <version>4.8</version>
     <packaging>war</packaging>
 
     <name>dataverse</name>