diff --git a/prometheus_xmpp/__init__.py b/prometheus_xmpp/__init__.py
index b12af5d..fa08b6e 100644
--- a/prometheus_xmpp/__init__.py
+++ b/prometheus_xmpp/__init__.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 import traceback
 from datetime import datetime
 
-__version__ = (0, 5, 7)
+__version__ = (0, 5, 8)
 version_string = '.'.join(map(str, __version__))