diff --git a/mktarball.sh b/mktarball.sh
index d1a84f8c..0e1c404c 100755
--- a/mktarball.sh
+++ b/mktarball.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #Script to create a source tarball for YACReader distribution and packaging
 #This should be run from YACReaders top source directory
 
-YACVERSION=8.0
+YACVERSION=8.5
 if [ -f Makefile ]
 then
 	make distclean