diff --git a/abuild b/abuild
index b341ba3..d0db194 100755
--- a/abuild
+++ b/abuild
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 # Depends on: busybox utilities, fakeroot, 
 #
 
-abuild_ver=1.7
+abuild_ver=1.8
 
 startdir="$PWD"
 srcdir=${srcdir:-"$startdir/src"}