Index: version.cc
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RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gold/version.cc,v
retrieving revision 1.14
diff -p -u -r1.14 version.cc
--- version.cc	24 Jun 2008 06:14:58 -0000	1.14
+++ version.cc	7 Jan 2009 21:28:06 -0000
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace gold
 // version number from configure.ac.  But it's easier to just change
 // this file for now.
 
-static const char* version_string = "1.7";
+static const char* version_string = "1.8";
 
 // Report version information.