diff --git a/React.podspec b/React.podspec
index 7ea3f12615..d5193bfcb4 100644
--- a/React.podspec
+++ b/React.podspec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name                = "React"
-  s.version             = "0.4.2"
+  s.version             = "0.8.0"
   s.summary             = "Build high quality mobile apps using React."
   s.description         = <<-DESC
                             React Native apps are built using the React JS
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 822c730eaf..7e5a98aba9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "react-native",
-  "version": "0.6.0",
+  "version": "0.8.0",
   "description": "A framework for building native apps using React",
   "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
   "repository": {