diff --git a/lib/mysql2/version.rb b/lib/mysql2/version.rb
index d5430e672..639c9239f 100644
--- a/lib/mysql2/version.rb
+++ b/lib/mysql2/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Mysql2
-  VERSION = "0.4.7"
+  VERSION = "0.4.8"
 end