diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 478b1ebdd1710371008d6473ba2e17e039951033..c35a3f9e5a03217155c56ee6023a3d6df6e23c28 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -2,9 +2,13 @@
 Glances Version 2
 ==============================================================================
 
-Version 2.9.0
+Version 2.8.8
 =============
 
+Bugs corrected:
+
+    * Drop requests to check for outdated Glances version
+    * Windows OS - Global name standalone not defined again&again (#1030)
 
 Version 2.8.7
 =============
diff --git a/docs/man/glances.1 b/docs/man/glances.1
index 7b7540dc07054d83b0cf9dd95ce35bd8687b6eb8..d3b6f0a6875a8385b46ac779b1a5992920d4ec81 100644
--- a/docs/man/glances.1
+++ b/docs/man/glances.1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" Man page generated from reStructuredText.
 .
-.TH "GLANCES" "1" "Mar 12, 2017" "2.8.7" "Glances"
+.TH "GLANCES" "1" "Mar 12, 2017" "2.8.8" "Glances"
 .SH NAME
 glances \- An eye on your system
 .
diff --git a/glances/__init__.py b/glances/__init__.py
index 9b4cb49ffd025a651f08236aef2c10583cd369dd..cb001b2014ccc55654dfe1c23fa2fc026850bace 100644
--- a/glances/__init__.py
+++ b/glances/__init__.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import signal
 import sys
 
 # Global name
-__version__ = '2.9.0_DEVELOP'
+__version__ = '2.8.8'
 __author__ = 'Nicolas Hennion <nicolas@nicolargo.com>'
 __license__ = 'LGPLv3'