diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 0ced751..a28106a 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ manifest.exclude "lib/v8/*.bundle", "lib/v8/*.so", "ext/**/test/*", "ext/**/test
 Gem::Specification.new do |gemspec|
   $gemspec = gemspec
   gemspec.name = gemspec.rubyforge_project = "therubyracer"
-  gemspec.version = "0.8.0.pre"
+  gemspec.version = "0.8.0.pre2"
   gemspec.summary = "Embed the V8 Javascript interpreter into Ruby"
   gemspec.description = "Call javascript code and manipulate javascript objects from ruby. Call ruby code and manipulate ruby objects from javascript."
   gemspec.email = "cowboyd@thefrontside.net"
diff --git a/lib/v8.rb b/lib/v8.rb
index f537db2..3e363e6 100644
--- a/lib/v8.rb
+++ b/lib/v8.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ $:.unshift(File.dirname(__FILE__)) unless
   $:.include?(File.dirname(__FILE__)) || $:.include?(File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__)))
 
 module V8
-  VERSION = '0.8.0.pre'
+  VERSION = '0.8.0.pre2'
   require 'v8/v8' #native glue
   require 'v8/portal'
   require 'v8/portal/functions'
diff --git a/therubyracer.gemspec b/therubyracer.gemspec
index 359bb87..4b879cb 100644
--- a/therubyracer.gemspec
+++ b/therubyracer.gemspec
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name = %q{therubyracer}
-  s.version = "0.8.0.pre"
+  s.version = "0.8.0.pre2"
 
   s.required_rubygems_version = Gem::Requirement.new("> 1.3.1") if s.respond_to? :required_rubygems_version=
   s.authors = ["Charles Lowell", "Bill Robertson"]
-  s.date = %q{2010-09-14}
+  s.date = %q{2010-10-11}
   s.description = %q{Call javascript code and manipulate javascript objects from ruby. Call ruby code and manipulate ruby objects from javascript.}
   s.email = %q{cowboyd@thefrontside.net}
   s.executables = ["therubyracer", "v8"]