diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ea48c9efa..65cd96174 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,14 +25,14 @@ set(PACKAGE "netCDF" CACHE STRING "")
 #####
 
 SET(NC_VERSION_MAJOR 4)
-SET(NC_VERSION_MINOR 7)
-SET(NC_VERSION_PATCH 4)
+SET(NC_VERSION_MINOR 8)
+SET(NC_VERSION_PATCH 0)
 SET(NC_VERSION_NOTE "-development")
 SET(netCDF_VERSION ${NC_VERSION_MAJOR}.${NC_VERSION_MINOR}.${NC_VERSION_PATCH}${NC_VERSION_NOTE})
 SET(VERSION ${netCDF_VERSION})
 SET(NC_VERSION ${netCDF_VERSION})
-SET(netCDF_LIB_VERSION 15)
-SET(netCDF_SO_VERSION 15)
+SET(netCDF_LIB_VERSION 18)
+SET(netCDF_SO_VERSION 18)
 SET(PACKAGE_VERSION ${VERSION})
 
 # Version of the dispatch table, in case we change it.
diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index 9d91ed0e3..7506065ed 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@ Release Notes       {#RELEASE_NOTES}
 
 This file contains a high-level description of this package's evolution. Releases are in reverse chronological order (most recent first). Note that, as of netcdf 4.2, the `netcdf-c++` and `netcdf-fortran` libraries have been separated into their own libraries.
 
-## 4.7.4 - TBD
+## 4.8.0 - TBD
 
+## 4.7.4 - March 27, 2020
+
+* [Windows] Bumped packaged HDF5 to 1.10.6, HDF4 to 4.2.14, and libcurl to 7.60.0.
 * [Enhancement] Support has been added for HDF5-1.12.0.  See [https://github.com/Unidata/netcdf-c/issues/1528].
 * [Bug Fix] Correct behavior for the command line utilities when directly accessing a directory using utf8 characters. See [Github #1669](https://github.com/Unidata/netcdf-c/issues/1669), [Github #1668](https://github.com/Unidata/netcdf-c/issues/1668) and [Github #1666](https://github.com/Unidata/netcdf-c/issues/1666) for more information.
 * [Bug Fix] Attempts to set filters or chunked storage on scalar vars will now return NC_EINVAL. Scalar vars cannot be chunked, and only chunked vars can have filters. Previously the library ignored these attempts, and always storing scalars as contiguous storage. See [https://github.com/Unidata/netcdf-c/issues/1644].
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4c86b2116..82781217d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 AC_PREREQ([2.59])
 
 # Initialize with name, version, and support email address.
-AC_INIT([netCDF], [4.7.4-development], [support-netcdf@unidata.ucar.edu], [netcdf-c])
+AC_INIT([netCDF], [4.8.0-development], [support-netcdf@unidata.ucar.edu], [netcdf-c])
 
 ##
 # Prefer an empty CFLAGS variable instead of the default -g -O2.
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ AC_INIT([netCDF], [4.7.4-development], [support-netcdf@unidata.ucar.edu], [netcd
 : ${CFLAGS=""}
 
 AC_SUBST([NC_VERSION_MAJOR]) NC_VERSION_MAJOR=4
-AC_SUBST([NC_VERSION_MINOR]) NC_VERSION_MINOR=7
-AC_SUBST([NC_VERSION_PATCH]) NC_VERSION_PATCH=4
+AC_SUBST([NC_VERSION_MINOR]) NC_VERSION_MINOR=8
+AC_SUBST([NC_VERSION_PATCH]) NC_VERSION_PATCH=0
 AC_SUBST([NC_VERSION_NOTE]) NC_VERSION_NOTE="-development"
 
 #####
diff --git a/docs/Doxyfile.developer b/docs/Doxyfile.developer
index 861067154..903df5aa9 100644
--- a/docs/Doxyfile.developer
+++ b/docs/Doxyfile.developer
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = netCDF-C
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 4.7.4-development
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 4.8.0-development
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a
diff --git a/docs/Doxyfile.in b/docs/Doxyfile.in
index 8c5a91990..522d4dc9f 100644
--- a/docs/Doxyfile.in
+++ b/docs/Doxyfile.in
@@ -753,6 +753,7 @@ INPUT = \
     @abs_top_srcdir@/docs/auth.md \
     @abs_top_srcdir@/docs/notes.md \
     @abs_top_srcdir@/docs/all-error-codes.md \
+    @abs_top_srcdir@/docs/building-with-cmake.md \
     @abs_top_srcdir@/docs/FAQ.md \
     @abs_top_srcdir@/docs/known_problems.md \
     @abs_top_srcdir@/docs/COPYRIGHT.md \
diff --git a/docs/mainpage.dox b/docs/mainpage.dox
index c7f35abe5..bad7a76ea 100644
--- a/docs/mainpage.dox
+++ b/docs/mainpage.dox
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ You can find the documentation for netCDF-Fortran here:
 \section this_release Learn more about the current NetCDF-C Release
 
 - \subpage RELEASE_NOTES
-- \ref getting_and_building_netcdf
+- <A href="https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/documentation/NUG/getting_and_building_netcdf.html">Getting and Building NetCDF</A>
 
 \subsection nightly_status The Latest NetCDF Build Status
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ You can find the documentation for netCDF-Fortran here:
 \section learn-more Learn more about using NetCDF-C
 
 - \ref sec_tut
-- \ref user_guide
+- <A href="https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/documentation/NUG/">The netCDF User's Guide</A>
 - \ref netcdf_working_with_netcdf_files
 - <a class="el" href="http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/documentation/historic/">Older Documentation, plus details regarding netcdf-fortran and netcdf-cxx.</a>
 
diff --git a/liblib/Makefile.am b/liblib/Makefile.am
index c6cd2f000..beb37039a 100644
--- a/liblib/Makefile.am
+++ b/liblib/Makefile.am
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ lib_LTLIBRARIES = libnetcdf.la
 # for information regarding incrementing `-version-info`.
 ##
 
-libnetcdf_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 17:1:2
+libnetcdf_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 18:0:0
 
 libnetcdf_la_CPPFLAGS = ${AM_CPPFLAGS}
 libnetcdf_la_LIBADD =