diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 50cd898b8d..d454d5ffe3 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1804,7 +1804,7 @@ test -n "$target_alias" &&
 wx_major_version_number=2
 wx_minor_version_number=8
 wx_release_number=8
-wx_subrelease_number=0
+wx_subrelease_number=1
 
 WX_RELEASE=$wx_major_version_number.$wx_minor_version_number
 WX_VERSION=$WX_RELEASE.$wx_release_number
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 065e205bf9..9f05de8d17 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ dnl wx_release_number += 1
 wx_major_version_number=2
 wx_minor_version_number=8
 wx_release_number=8
-wx_subrelease_number=0
+wx_subrelease_number=1
 
 WX_RELEASE=$wx_major_version_number.$wx_minor_version_number
 WX_VERSION=$WX_RELEASE.$wx_release_number
diff --git a/include/wx/version.h b/include/wx/version.h
index 59d1b22984..cb41129adf 100644
--- a/include/wx/version.h
+++ b/include/wx/version.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #define wxMAJOR_VERSION      2
 #define wxMINOR_VERSION      8
 #define wxRELEASE_NUMBER     8
-#define wxSUBRELEASE_NUMBER  0
+#define wxSUBRELEASE_NUMBER  1
 #define wxVERSION_STRING   _T("wxWidgets 2.8.8")
 
 /*  nothing to update below this line when updating the version */