diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 68aa2095efd24cf414093300095d623adc393a01..ee27a34b32b9684758fa1d018dd809efc95f1564 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ build-coq.dev:
     OPAM_PINS: "coq version dev"
     VALIDATE: "1"
 
+build-coq.8.8.0:
+  <<: *template
+  variables:
+    OPAM_PINS: "coq version 8.8.0"
+
 build-coq.8.7.2:
   <<: *template
   variables:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 335d0208c19a9ad7a8308b73c7e087bd9f482fb7..92708d0fc0698c741ac49ac5980b603fc1ce6435 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ This is the Coq development of the [Iris Project](http://iris-project.org).
 
 This version is known to compile with:
 
- - Coq 8.7.0 / 8.7.1 / 8.7.2
+ - Coq 8.7.0 / 8.7.1 / 8.7.2 / 8.8.0
  - A development version of [std++](https://gitlab.mpi-sws.org/robbertkrebbers/coq-stdpp)
 
 For a version compatible with Coq 8.6, have a look at the
diff --git a/opam b/opam
index 2d5537572289f5162acdec9dec56edf6766f5045..462c0bb68ecd716832465e1d39a5ee3484e86762 100644
--- a/opam
+++ b/opam
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ build: [make "-j%{jobs}%"]
 install: [make "install"]
 remove: ["rm" "-rf" "%{lib}%/coq/user-contrib/iris"]
 depends: [
-  "coq" { (>= "8.7.0" & < "8.8~") | (= "dev") }
+  "coq" { (>= "8.7.0" & < "8.9~") | (= "dev") }
   "coq-stdpp" { (= "dev.2018-04-11.0") | (= "dev") }
 ]