diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index eef553e..7558d7b 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ History
 * Made django CMS 3.2 the default version
 * Fixed error with on_site filter
 * Removed meta-mixin compatibility code
+* Changed slug size to 255 chars
 
 0.7.0 (2016-03-19)
 ++++++++++++++++++
diff --git a/djangocms_blog/__init__.py b/djangocms_blog/__init__.py
index 77e90d0..aff5192 100644
--- a/djangocms_blog/__init__.py
+++ b/djangocms_blog/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 __author__ = 'Iacopo Spalletti'
 __email__ = 'i.spalletti@nephila.it'
-__version__ = '0.8.0.b6'
+__version__ = '0.8.0.b7'
 
 default_app_config = 'djangocms_blog.apps.BlogAppConfig'