diff --git a/builds/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/builds/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index 920af474..b766385f 100644
--- a/builds/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/builds/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ else ()
   set( libdir "\${exec_prefix}/lib" )
   set( includedir "\${exec_prefix}/include" )
 
-  set( PACKAGE_VERSION "3.7.0" )
+  set( PACKAGE_VERSION "3.8.0" )
   set( VERSION "${PACKAGE_VERSION}" )
 endif ()
 
@@ -175,11 +175,11 @@ endif()
 
 # Find bitcoin-blockchain
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-find_package( Bitcoin-Blockchain 3.7.0 REQUIRED )
+find_package( Bitcoin-Blockchain 3.8.0 REQUIRED )
 
 # Find bitcoin-network
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-find_package( Bitcoin-Network 3.7.0 REQUIRED )
+find_package( Bitcoin-Network 3.8.0 REQUIRED )
 
 # Define project common includes directories
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b8074ae2..e0351de2 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 AC_PREREQ([2.65])
 
 # Process command-line arguments and perform initialization and verification.
-AC_INIT([libbitcoin-node], [3.7.0], [eric@voskuil.org])
+AC_INIT([libbitcoin-node], [3.8.0], [eric@voskuil.org])
 
 # Do compilation tests.
 AC_LANG(C++)
@@ -298,13 +298,13 @@ AS_CASE([${enable_isystem}],[yes],
 
 AC_MSG_NOTICE([bash_completion_BUILD_CPPFLAGS : ${bash_completion_BUILD_CPPFLAGS}])
 
-# Require bitcoin-blockchain of at least version 3.7.0 and output ${bitcoin_blockchain_CPPFLAGS/LIBS/PKG}.
+# Require bitcoin-blockchain of at least version 3.8.0 and output ${bitcoin_blockchain_CPPFLAGS/LIBS/PKG}.
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES([bitcoin_blockchain], [libbitcoin-blockchain >= 3.7.0],
-    [bitcoin_blockchain_INCLUDEDIR="`$PKG_CONFIG --variable=includedir "libbitcoin-blockchain >= 3.7.0" 2>/dev/null`"
-     bitcoin_blockchain_OTHER_CFLAGS="`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags-only-other "libbitcoin-blockchain >= 3.7.0" 2>/dev/null`"],
-    [AC_MSG_ERROR([libbitcoin-blockchain >= 3.7.0 is required but was not found.])])
-AC_SUBST([bitcoin_blockchain_PKG], ['libbitcoin-blockchain >= 3.7.0'])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([bitcoin_blockchain], [libbitcoin-blockchain >= 3.8.0],
+    [bitcoin_blockchain_INCLUDEDIR="`$PKG_CONFIG --variable=includedir "libbitcoin-blockchain >= 3.8.0" 2>/dev/null`"
+     bitcoin_blockchain_OTHER_CFLAGS="`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags-only-other "libbitcoin-blockchain >= 3.8.0" 2>/dev/null`"],
+    [AC_MSG_ERROR([libbitcoin-blockchain >= 3.8.0 is required but was not found.])])
+AC_SUBST([bitcoin_blockchain_PKG], ['libbitcoin-blockchain >= 3.8.0'])
 AC_SUBST([bitcoin_blockchain_CPPFLAGS], [${bitcoin_blockchain_CFLAGS}])
 AS_IF([test x${bitcoin_blockchain_INCLUDEDIR} != "x"],
     [AC_SUBST([bitcoin_blockchain_ISYS_CPPFLAGS], ["-isystem${bitcoin_blockchain_INCLUDEDIR} ${bitcoin_blockchain_OTHER_CFLAGS}"])],
@@ -321,13 +321,13 @@ AS_CASE([${enable_isystem}],[yes],
 
 AC_MSG_NOTICE([bitcoin_blockchain_BUILD_CPPFLAGS : ${bitcoin_blockchain_BUILD_CPPFLAGS}])
 
-# Require bitcoin-network of at least version 3.7.0 and output ${bitcoin_network_CPPFLAGS/LIBS/PKG}.
+# Require bitcoin-network of at least version 3.8.0 and output ${bitcoin_network_CPPFLAGS/LIBS/PKG}.
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES([bitcoin_network], [libbitcoin-network >= 3.7.0],
-    [bitcoin_network_INCLUDEDIR="`$PKG_CONFIG --variable=includedir "libbitcoin-network >= 3.7.0" 2>/dev/null`"
-     bitcoin_network_OTHER_CFLAGS="`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags-only-other "libbitcoin-network >= 3.7.0" 2>/dev/null`"],
-    [AC_MSG_ERROR([libbitcoin-network >= 3.7.0 is required but was not found.])])
-AC_SUBST([bitcoin_network_PKG], ['libbitcoin-network >= 3.7.0'])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([bitcoin_network], [libbitcoin-network >= 3.8.0],
+    [bitcoin_network_INCLUDEDIR="`$PKG_CONFIG --variable=includedir "libbitcoin-network >= 3.8.0" 2>/dev/null`"
+     bitcoin_network_OTHER_CFLAGS="`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags-only-other "libbitcoin-network >= 3.8.0" 2>/dev/null`"],
+    [AC_MSG_ERROR([libbitcoin-network >= 3.8.0 is required but was not found.])])
+AC_SUBST([bitcoin_network_PKG], ['libbitcoin-network >= 3.8.0'])
 AC_SUBST([bitcoin_network_CPPFLAGS], [${bitcoin_network_CFLAGS}])
 AS_IF([test x${bitcoin_network_INCLUDEDIR} != "x"],
     [AC_SUBST([bitcoin_network_ISYS_CPPFLAGS], ["-isystem${bitcoin_network_INCLUDEDIR} ${bitcoin_network_OTHER_CFLAGS}"])],
diff --git a/include/bitcoin/node/version.hpp b/include/bitcoin/node/version.hpp
index 2e4731e1..7934ca0d 100644
--- a/include/bitcoin/node/version.hpp
+++ b/include/bitcoin/node/version.hpp
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
  * For interpretation of the versioning scheme see: http://semver.org
  */
 
-#define LIBBITCOIN_NODE_VERSION "3.7.0"
+#define LIBBITCOIN_NODE_VERSION "3.8.0"
 #define LIBBITCOIN_NODE_MAJOR_VERSION 3
-#define LIBBITCOIN_NODE_MINOR_VERSION 7
+#define LIBBITCOIN_NODE_MINOR_VERSION 8
 #define LIBBITCOIN_NODE_PATCH_VERSION 0
 
 #endif
diff --git a/libbitcoin-node.pc.in b/libbitcoin-node.pc.in
index 9345e1ce..5999a652 100644
--- a/libbitcoin-node.pc.in
+++ b/libbitcoin-node.pc.in
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Version: @PACKAGE_VERSION@
 #==============================================================================
 # Dependencies that publish package configuration.
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Requires: libbitcoin-blockchain >= 3.7.0 libbitcoin-network >= 3.7.0
+Requires: libbitcoin-blockchain >= 3.8.0 libbitcoin-network >= 3.8.0
 
 # Include directory and any other required compiler flags.
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------