diff --git a/ArduCopter/ArduCopter.pde b/ArduCopter/ArduCopter.pde
index c60b2aad70..05045a2fc3 100644
--- a/ArduCopter/ArduCopter.pde
+++ b/ArduCopter/ArduCopter.pde
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /// -*- tab-width: 4; Mode: C++; c-basic-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-
 
-#define THISFIRMWARE "ArduCopter V2.1.1r7 alpha"
+#define THISFIRMWARE "ArduCopter V2.1.1r8 alpha"
 /*
 ArduCopter Version 2.0 Beta
 Authors:	Jason Short