diff --git a/helpers/make-debian-installer b/helpers/make-debian-installer
index 336b79061a2b06b769be497812bcb80de4c01512..ac87af48504645017a2e2bb142f94a3a053f8aab 100644
--- a/helpers/make-debian-installer
+++ b/helpers/make-debian-installer
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
 #
 
-VERSION=7
+VERSION=8
 NETINST=true
 . ./config