diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index db54c70e64..1345efab43 100755
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@
* **Notable Fixes:**
* **Translation Updates:**
+## v5.0.8
+* **Notable Fix:**
+ * fixed default names for 'script variables' block
+
+### 2019-07-25
+* blocks: fixed default names for 'script variables' block
+* prepared maintenance release
+
## v5.0.7
* **Notable Fix:**
* fixed #2041
diff --git a/snap.html b/snap.html
index 46c3bf82ae..cbd3095406 100755
--- a/snap.html
+++ b/snap.html
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
- Snap! Build Your Own Blocks 5.0.7
+ Snap! Build Your Own Blocks 5.0.8
-
+
-
+
diff --git a/src/blocks.js b/src/blocks.js
index 78b5bde0f4..db05f90756 100644
--- a/src/blocks.js
+++ b/src/blocks.js
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ CustomCommandBlockMorph, SymbolMorph, ToggleButtonMorph, DialMorph*/
// Global stuff ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-modules.blocks = '2019-July-22';
+modules.blocks = '2019-July-25';
var SyntaxElementMorph;
var BlockMorph;
@@ -11023,6 +11023,10 @@ MultiArgMorph.prototype.addInput = function (contents) {
this.elementSpec === '%blockVars') {
name = '';
i = idx;
+ if (this.elementSpec === '%scriptVars') {
+ // compensate for missing label element
+ i += 1;
+ }
while (i > 0) {
name = String.fromCharCode(97 + (i - 1) % 26) + name;
i = Math.floor((i - 1) / 26);
diff --git a/src/gui.js b/src/gui.js
index 15658aa6f9..6766f427ab 100644
--- a/src/gui.js
+++ b/src/gui.js
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ isRetinaSupported, SliderMorph, Animation, BoxMorph, MediaRecorder*/
// Global stuff ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-modules.gui = '2019-July-24';
+modules.gui = '2019-July-25';
// Declarations
@@ -3595,7 +3595,7 @@ IDE_Morph.prototype.aboutSnap = function () {
module, btn1, btn2, btn3, btn4, licenseBtn, translatorsBtn,
world = this.world();
- aboutTxt = 'Snap! 5.0.7\nBuild Your Own Blocks\n\n'
+ aboutTxt = 'Snap! 5.0.8\nBuild Your Own Blocks\n\n'
+ 'Copyright \u24B8 2019 Jens M\u00F6nig and '
+ 'Brian Harvey\n'
+ 'jens@moenig.org, bh@cs.berkeley.edu\n\n'