diff --git a/hbc/meta.xml b/hbc/meta.xml
index e4b34b2..17b55a7 100644
--- a/hbc/meta.xml
+++ b/hbc/meta.xml
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 <app version="1">
   <name>Snes9X GX</name>
   <coder>Tantric, michniewski</coder>
-  <version>4.0.7</version>
-  <release_date>20090630</release_date>
+  <version>4.0.8</version>
+  <release_date>20090709</release_date>
   <short_description>Super Nintendo Emulator</short_description> 
   <long_description>
   A Super Nintendo Emulator for Wii
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index dc42a64..d9cee26 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 ญ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
 
 ื—–ญ—–ญ—–ญ—–ญ –ญ—–ญ—–ญ—–ญ—–ญ—–ญ—–ญ—–ญ—–ญ—–ญ— ญ—–ญ—–ญ—–ญ—–ญ—–ญ—–ญ—–ญ—-ญ—–ญ-–•ฌ
-|0Oื๘oท                      Snes9x GX 4.0.7                          ทo๘ืO0|
+|0Oื๘oท                      Snes9x GX 4.0.8                          ทo๘ืO0|
 |                   http://code.google.com/p/snes9x-gx                      |
 |                          (Under GPL License)                              |
 `จ•จจจจจ จจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจ จจจจจจจจจจจจจจจ จจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจ จจจจจจจจจจจจจ'
@@ -46,6 +46,20 @@ Wii homebrew is WiiBrew (www.wiibrew.org).
 |                                                          UPDATE HISTORY  |
 •˜———–—––-- - —————————––––– ———–—––-- - —————————––––– ———–—––-- - ————————•
 
+[4.0.8 - July 9, 2009]
+
+* Faster SMB/USB browsing
+* Last browsed folder is now remembered
+* Fixed controller mapping reset button
+* Fixed no sound on GameCube version
+* Directory names are no longer altered
+* Preferences now only saved on exit
+* Fixed on-screen keyboard glitches
+* SRAM auto-saved on power-off from within a game
+* Prevent 7z lockups, better 7z error messages
+* Increase cheats limit from 30 to 150
+* Cheats no longer effect next game loaded - they are cleared properly
+
 [4.0.7 - June 30, 2009]
 
 * Fixed auto-update
diff --git a/source/ngc/networkop.cpp b/source/ngc/networkop.cpp
index 7c2aecd..fac7b2e 100644
--- a/source/ngc/networkop.cpp
+++ b/source/ngc/networkop.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ void UpdateCheck()
 					else // temporary, for compatibility
 					{
 						int versionnum = atoi(version);
-						if(versionnum > 17) // 017 (4.0.7)
+						if(versionnum > 18) // 018 (4.0.8)
 						{
 							item = mxmlFindElement(xml, xml, "file", NULL, NULL, MXML_DESCEND);
 							if(item)
diff --git a/source/ngc/snes9xGX.h b/source/ngc/snes9xGX.h
index 721b35b..b76c98c 100644
--- a/source/ngc/snes9xGX.h
+++ b/source/ngc/snes9xGX.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include "filelist.h"
 
 #define APPNAME 		"Snes9x GX"
-#define APPVERSION 		"4.0.7"
+#define APPVERSION 		"4.0.8"
 #define PREF_FILE_NAME 	"settings.xml"
 
 #define NOTSILENT 0
diff --git a/update.xml b/update.xml
index 653e4b5..259417d 100644
--- a/update.xml
+++ b/update.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
-<app version="017">
-<file url="http://snes9x-gx.googlecode.com/files/Snes9x%20GX%204.0.7%20-%20Wii.zip"></file>
+<app version="018">
+<file url="http://snes9x-gx.googlecode.com/files/Snes9x%20GX%204.0.8%20-%20Wii.zip"></file>
 </app>