diff --git a/packages/hxtorch/package.py b/packages/hxtorch/package.py
index 706047c84a4fd243c9691dcfe44b961518087783..a7eb51eb95722b4017a8517cf0a5a63d138ba345 100644
--- a/packages/hxtorch/package.py
+++ b/packages/hxtorch/package.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class Hxtorch(WafPackage):
     # This repo provides a waf binary used for the build below
     git      = "https://github.com/electronicvisions/pynn-brainscales.git"
 
-    version('2.0-rc7', branch='waf')
+    version('2.0-rc8', branch='waf')
 
     # PPU compiler dependencies
     depends_on('oppulance@2.0:')