diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 66cd90c34..cfcedbaf6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ mysql Cookbook CHANGELOG
 This file is used to list changes made in each version of the mysql cookbook.
 
 
+v4.0.8
+------
+Locking yum dependency to '< 3'
+
+
 v4.0.6
 ------
 # Bug
diff --git a/metadata.rb b/metadata.rb
index 4766fd1c8..837d520a1 100644
--- a/metadata.rb
+++ b/metadata.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 license           'Apache 2.0'
 description       'Installs and configures mysql for client or server'
 long_description  IO.read(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'README.md'))
-version           '4.0.7'
+version           '4.0.8'
 recipe            'mysql', 'Includes the client recipe to configure a client'
 recipe            'mysql::client', 'Installs packages required for mysql clients using run_action magic'
 recipe            'mysql::server', 'Installs packages required for mysql servers w/o manual intervention'