diff --git a/pmd/etc/doing_the_next_pmd_release.txt b/pmd/etc/doing_the_next_pmd_release.txt
index cbfd1c30e7..1ae2f87a12 100644
--- a/pmd/etc/doing_the_next_pmd_release.txt
+++ b/pmd/etc/doing_the_next_pmd_release.txt
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ ant pmd
 
 Prepare binary release:
 rmdir /q /s c:\tmp\pmd
-mkdir c:\tmp\pmd
-mkdir c:\tmp\pmd\etc
+mkdir -p c:\tmp\pmd\etc
 mkdir c:\tmp\pmd\lib
 copy build.xml c:\tmp\pmd\etc
 copy run.bat c:\tmp\pmd\etc
@@ -29,9 +28,7 @@ copy ..\lib\pmd-0.8.jar c:\tmp\pmd\lib
 Zip it up, rename it pmd-bin-0.8.zip
 
 All is well, so time to tag:
-cvs add -kb pmd-0.8.jar
-cvs rm pmd-0.6.jar
-cvs ci -m ""
+cvs ci -m "preps for release"
 cd c:\data\pmd
 cvs rtag -D tomorrow "pmd_release_0_8" pmd
 
@@ -39,6 +36,7 @@ Prepare source release:
 rmdir /q /s c:\tmp\pmd
 mkdir c:\tmp\pmd
 cvs export -d c:\tmp\pmd -r pmd_release_0_8 pmd
+copy pmd\lib\pmd-0.8.jar c:\tmp\pmd\lib
 zip it up, rename it to pmd-src-0.8.zip
 
 if you see a bug and fix it, you can delete the release using:
diff --git a/pmd/pmd.xml b/pmd/pmd.xml
index 05fc501a74..1a8086dae5 100644
--- a/pmd/pmd.xml
+++ b/pmd/pmd.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ will update documents on the Build Site.
        name="pmd"
        classname="net.sourceforge.pmd.ant.PMDTask">
        <classpath>
-         <pathelement location="${lib.repo}/pmd-0.7.jar" />
+         <pathelement location="${lib.repo}/pmd-0.8.jar" />
        </classpath>
     </taskdef>
 
diff --git a/pmd/project.xml b/pmd/project.xml
index 133e8125cb..e4b4d21fcc 100644
--- a/pmd/project.xml
+++ b/pmd/project.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <pomVersion>3</pomVersion>
   <id>pmd</id>
   <name>PMD</name>
-  <currentVersion>0.7</currentVersion>
+  <currentVersion>0.8</currentVersion>
   <logo>images/pmd_logo_small.jpg</logo>
   <organization>
     <name> </name>
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 <ul>
   <li>Unused local variables</li>
   <li>Empty catch blocks</li>
-  <li>Unnecessary object creation</li>
+  <li>Unused parameters</li>
   <li>Empty 'if' statements</li>
   <li>Duplicate import statements</li>
   <li>Unused private methods</li>
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@
 
   <versions>
     <version>
-      <id>0.7</id>
-      <name>0.7</name>
-      <tag>pmd_release_0_7</tag>
+      <id>0.8</id>
+      <name>0.8</name>
+      <tag>pmd_release_0_8</tag>
     </version>
     <version>
       <id>dev</id>