diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   * (1.20.5): revert change in 1.20.4
   * (1.20.6): minor bugfix for crash in obscure corner case
   * (1.20.7): bugfix for windows drive letter in #include
+  * (1.20.8): another bugfix for windows drive letter in #include
 
 Version 1.19
 ------------
diff --git a/Language/Preprocessor/Cpphs/ReadFirst.hs b/Language/Preprocessor/Cpphs/ReadFirst.hs
--- a/Language/Preprocessor/Cpphs/ReadFirst.hs
+++ b/Language/Preprocessor/Cpphs/ReadFirst.hs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 readFirst name demand path warn =
     case name of
                        -- Windows drive in absolute path
+       c:':':'\\':nm-> try nm   (Just (c:':':[])) [""]
        c:':':'/':nm -> try nm   (Just (c:':':[])) [""]
                        -- Windows drive in relative path
        c:':':nm     -> try nm   (Just (c:':':[])) (cons dd (".":path))
diff --git a/cpphs.cabal b/cpphs.cabal
--- a/cpphs.cabal
+++ b/cpphs.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name: cpphs
-Version: 1.20.7
+Version: 1.20.8
 Copyright: 2004-2017, Malcolm Wallace
 License: LGPL
 License-File: LICENCE-LGPL
diff --git a/cpphs.hs b/cpphs.hs
--- a/cpphs.hs
+++ b/cpphs.hs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 import Data.List   ( isPrefixOf )
 
 version :: String
-version = "1.20.7"
+version = "1.20.8"
 
 main :: IO ()
 main = do
diff --git a/docs/index.html b/docs/index.html
--- a/docs/index.html
+++ b/docs/index.html
@@ -198,11 +198,11 @@
 <b>Current stable version:</b>
 
 <p>
-cpphs-1.20.7, release date 2017-06-21<br>
+cpphs-1.20.8, release date 2017-06-22<br>
 By HTTP:
 <a href="http://hackage.haskell.org/package/cpphs">Hackage</a>.
 <ul>
-<li> (1.20.7) bugfix for windows drive letters in #includes.
+<li> (1.20.8) another bugfix for windows drive letters in #includes.
 </ul>
 
 <p>
@@ -226,18 +226,12 @@
 <b>Older versions:</b>
 
 <p>
-cpphs-1.20.7, release date 2017-06-21<br>
+cpphs-1.20.8, release date 2017-06-22<br>
 By HTTP:
 <a href="http://hackage.haskell.org/package/cpphs">Hackage</a>.
 <ul>
+<li> (1.20.8) another bugfix for windows drive letters in #includes.
 <li> (1.20.7) bugfix for windows drive letters in #includes.
-</ul>
-
-<p>
-cpphs-1.20.6, release date 2017-06-21<br>
-By HTTP:
-<a href="http://hackage.haskell.org/package/cpphs">Hackage</a>.
-<ul>
 <li> (1.20.6) minor bugfix to avoid a crash in an obscure corner case
 </ul>