diff --git a/googlemock/configure.ac b/googlemock/configure.ac
index edfd8963..c23ed455 100644
--- a/googlemock/configure.ac
+++ b/googlemock/configure.ac
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 m4_include(../googletest/m4/acx_pthread.m4)
 
 AC_INIT([Google C++ Mocking Framework],
-        [1.7.0],
+        [1.8.0],
         [googlemock@googlegroups.com],
         [gmock])
 
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ AC_ARG_VAR([GTEST_VERSION],
            [The version of Google Test available.])
 HAVE_BUILT_GTEST="no"
 
-GTEST_MIN_VERSION="1.7.0"
+GTEST_MIN_VERSION="1.8.0"
 
 AS_IF([test "x${enable_external_gtest}" = "xyes"],
       [# Begin filling in variables as we are able.
diff --git a/googletest/configure.ac b/googletest/configure.ac
index cc592e15..254c8c4b 100644
--- a/googletest/configure.ac
+++ b/googletest/configure.ac
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ m4_include(m4/acx_pthread.m4)
 # "[1.0.1]"). It also asumes that there won't be any closing parenthesis
 # between "AC_INIT(" and the closing ")" including comments and strings.
 AC_INIT([Google C++ Testing Framework],
-        [1.7.0],
+        [1.8.0],
         [googletestframework@googlegroups.com],
         [gtest])