diff --git a/ArduCopter/ArduCopter.pde b/ArduCopter/ArduCopter.pde
index 1c5dd419b7abcf2c1da8ad1b0cfa32208bbe8be7..8403d10f97a2391329fe01343ab4d9d61d4ab9ee 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 V3.1-rc7"
+#define THISFIRMWARE "ArduCopter V3.1-rc8"
 /*
    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by