diff --git a/include/git2.h b/include/git2.h
index b08c25ed1..248c2ba39 100644
--- a/include/git2.h
+++ b/include/git2.h
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@
 #ifndef INCLUDE_git_git_h__
 #define INCLUDE_git_git_h__
 
-#define LIBGIT2_VERSION "0.8.0"
+#define LIBGIT2_VERSION "0.10.0"
 #define LIBGIT2_VER_MAJOR 0
-#define LIBGIT2_VER_MINOR 8
+#define LIBGIT2_VER_MINOR 10
 #define LIBGIT2_VER_REVISION 0
 
 #include "git2/common.h"
diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index aeb17a9f4..f9daca375 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -112,10 +112,10 @@ def get_libgit2_version(git2_h):
     line = None
 
     with open(git2_h) as f:
-        line = re.search(r'^#define LIBGIT2_VERSION "(\d\.\d\.\d)"$', f.read(), re.MULTILINE)
+        line = re.search(r'^#define LIBGIT2_VERSION "(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)"$', f.read(), re.MULTILINE)
 
     if line is None:
-        raise "Failed to detect libgit2 version"
+        raise Exception("Failed to detect libgit2 version")
 
     return line.group(1)