diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 3d5a05c..ecc4f57 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,14 +1,26 @@
+Overview of changes between 0.7.9 and 0.8.0
+=============================================
+
+* Fixed minor bugs from 0.7.9
+
+* Fixed bug when using markup with char mapping and visible wrap marker.
+
+* Added src-to-paps preprocessor scripts for conversion of source code
+  to paps through GNU Highlight.
+
+
 Overview of changes between 0.7.0 and 0.7.9
 =============================================
 
-- Switch to C++17
+* Switch to C++17
 
-- The header and footers are now modifiable by a syntax borrowed from
+* The header and footers are now modifiable by a syntax borrowed from
   python and the fmt library. E.g. the following command line shows
   what is possible:
 
 paps --header-left="{now:%Y-%m-%d %H:%M}" --header-center="{path}" --header-right="Page {page_idx:02d}/{num_pages:02d}" --header -o hello.pdf paps.cc
 
+*  Add separation line option
 
 Overview of changes between 0.7.0 and 0.7.1
 =============================================
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 21a7200..97ea59a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configuration script
-AC_INIT(paps, 0.7.9, dov.grobgeld@gmail.com)
+AC_INIT(paps, 0.8.0, dov.grobgeld@gmail.com)
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(config)
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(src/paps.cc)
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index ec73fd8..a154cfd 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('paps', 'c', 'cpp',
-        version: '0.7.9',
+        version: '0.8.0',
         default_options : ['cpp_std=c++17'],
         meson_version : '>= 0.44')