diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6336b633f..0be27558b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ dnl Process this file with autoconf to create configure.
 AC_PREREQ(2.57)
 dnl This is the not the Xorg version number, it's the server version number.
 dnl Yes, that's weird.
-AC_INIT([xorg-server], 1.2a7, [https://bugs.freedesktop.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=xorg], xorg-server)
+AC_INIT([xorg-server], 1.2a8, [https://bugs.freedesktop.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=xorg], xorg-server)
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([Makefile.am])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([dist-bzip2 foreign])
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
diff --git a/hw/darwin/apple/X11Application.m b/hw/darwin/apple/X11Application.m
index 1033e9521..92d369b22 100644
--- a/hw/darwin/apple/X11Application.m
+++ b/hw/darwin/apple/X11Application.m
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ message_kit_thread (SEL selector, NSObject *arg)
 	
     tem = [infoDict objectForKey:@"CFBundleShortVersionString"];
 	
-    [dict setObject:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"X11.app %@ - X.org X11R7.2 (xorg-server-1.2a7)",
+    [dict setObject:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"X11.app %@ - X.org X11R7.2 (xorg-server-1.2a8)",
 					 tem] forKey:@"ApplicationVersion"];
 	
     [self orderFrontStandardAboutPanelWithOptions: dict];