diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 23ee5a3..3bb8698 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 
+# also change in archiso/liveusb/profiledef.sh
+VERSION = 8
+
 all: iso
 
 # step 1: build toolchain
@@ -38,10 +41,10 @@ plugins: plugins-bootstrap
 
 # step 6: build ISO
 
-iso: archiso/output/mod-live-usb-v7-x86_64.iso
+iso: archiso/output/mod-live-usb-v$(VERSION)-x86_64.iso
 
 archiso/output/%.iso: archiso/build.sh archiso/Dockerfile archiso/liveusb/packages.x86_64 mod-os
 	./$<
 
 run:
-	./archiso/run_archiso.sh -i ./archiso/output/mod-live-usb-v7-x86_64.iso
+	./archiso/run_archiso.sh -i ./archiso/output/mod-live-usb-v$(VERSION)-x86_64.iso
diff --git a/archiso/liveusb/profiledef.sh b/archiso/liveusb/profiledef.sh
index f2930f2..20c3e4c 100644
--- a/archiso/liveusb/profiledef.sh
+++ b/archiso/liveusb/profiledef.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ iso_name="mod-live-usb"
 iso_label="Live-USB"
 iso_publisher="MOD Devices <https://moddevices.com>"
 iso_application="MOD Live USB"
-iso_version="v7"
+iso_version="v8"
 install_dir="arch"
 bootmodes=('bios.syslinux.mbr' 'bios.syslinux.eltorito' 'uefi-x64.systemd-boot.esp' 'uefi-x64.systemd-boot.eltorito')
 arch="x86_64"