diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 539979b7..a8d013c6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ $ apt-get install i3-wm libasound2-dev libmpdclient-dev libiw-dev
 Please [report any problems](https://github.com/jaagr/polybar/issues/new) you run into when building the project.
 
   ~~~ sh
-  $ git clone --branch 2.4.7 --recursive https://github.com/jaagr/polybar
+  $ git clone --branch 2.4.8 --recursive https://github.com/jaagr/polybar
   $ mkdir polybar/build
   $ cd polybar/build
   $ cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..
diff --git a/contrib/polybar-git.aur/.SRCINFO b/contrib/polybar-git.aur/.SRCINFO
index b6cd0dc6..880161c8 100644
--- a/contrib/polybar-git.aur/.SRCINFO
+++ b/contrib/polybar-git.aur/.SRCINFO
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 pkgbase = polybar-git
 	pkgdesc = A fast and easy-to-use status bar
-	pkgver = 2.4.7
+	pkgver = 2.4.8
 	pkgrel = 1
 	url = https://github.com/jaagr/polybar
 	arch = i686
diff --git a/contrib/polybar-git.aur/PKGBUILD b/contrib/polybar-git.aur/PKGBUILD
index 1ca28314..d591695d 100644
--- a/contrib/polybar-git.aur/PKGBUILD
+++ b/contrib/polybar-git.aur/PKGBUILD
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Contributor: Michael Carlberg <c@rlberg.se>
 _pkgname=polybar
 pkgname="${_pkgname}-git"
-pkgver=2.4.7
+pkgver=2.4.8
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="A fast and easy-to-use status bar"
 arch=("i686" "x86_64")
diff --git a/contrib/polybar.aur/.SRCINFO b/contrib/polybar.aur/.SRCINFO
index bdd9c01e..06d1ee42 100644
--- a/contrib/polybar.aur/.SRCINFO
+++ b/contrib/polybar.aur/.SRCINFO
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 pkgbase = polybar
 	pkgdesc = A fast and easy-to-use status bar
-	pkgver = 2.4.7
+	pkgver = 2.4.8
 	pkgrel = 1
 	url = https://github.com/jaagr/polybar
 	arch = i686
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pkgbase = polybar
 	conflicts = polybar-git
 	conflicts = lemonbuddy-git
 	conflicts = lemonbuddy
-	source = polybar::git+https://github.com/jaagr/polybar.git#tag=2.4.7
+	source = polybar::git+https://github.com/jaagr/polybar.git#tag=2.4.8
 	install = polybar.install
 	md5sums = SKIP
 
diff --git a/contrib/polybar.aur/PKGBUILD b/contrib/polybar.aur/PKGBUILD
index d7795216..fad94df6 100644
--- a/contrib/polybar.aur/PKGBUILD
+++ b/contrib/polybar.aur/PKGBUILD
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Maintainer: Michael Carlberg <c@rlberg.se>
 # Contributor: Michael Carlberg <c@rlberg.se>
 pkgname=polybar
-pkgver=2.4.7
+pkgver=2.4.8
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="A fast and easy-to-use status bar"
 arch=("i686" "x86_64")
diff --git a/include/version.hpp b/include/version.hpp
index a2ce4ee2..6c1bdc6b 100644
--- a/include/version.hpp
+++ b/include/version.hpp
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#define GIT_TAG "2.4.7"
+#define GIT_TAG "2.4.8"