diff --git a/urx/__init__.py b/urx/__init__.py
index e62eeb4..303a273 100644
--- a/urx/__init__.py
+++ b/urx/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """
 Python library to control an UR robot through its TCP/IP interface
 """
-__version__ = 0.8
+__version__ = "0.8"