diff --git a/tools/VERSION b/tools/VERSION
index b1736d8..a5d0be6 100644
--- a/tools/VERSION
+++ b/tools/VERSION
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@
 MINOR 17
 PATCH 0
 PRERELEASE 266
-PRERELEASE_PATCH 7
\ No newline at end of file
+PRERELEASE_PATCH 8
\ No newline at end of file