diff --git a/cmake/ConfigDefault.cmake b/cmake/ConfigDefault.cmake
index 526799fa85d..0fac4ff744c 100644
--- a/cmake/ConfigDefault.cmake
+++ b/cmake/ConfigDefault.cmake
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ set (GMT_VERSION_CITATION "Wessel, P., Luis, J. F., Uieda, L., Scharroo, R., Wob
 
 # The GMT package version.
 set (GMT_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR 6)
-set (GMT_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR 7)
+set (GMT_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR 8)
 set (GMT_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH 0)
 # If this is a beta version or similar, add a string suffix
 #set (GMT_PACKAGE_VERSION_SUFFIX "rc")
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ set (GMT_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH 0)
 # Whether to make a public release.
 # When making internal releases or just an ordinary developer build, it is set to FALSE.
 # When making *public* release, uncomment to set it to TRUE.
-set (GMT_PUBLIC_RELEASE TRUE)
+# set (GMT_PUBLIC_RELEASE TRUE)
 
 # The GMT package version.
 set (GMT_PACKAGE_VERSION "${GMT_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR}.${GMT_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR}.${GMT_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH}${GMT_PACKAGE_VERSION_SUFFIX}")