diff --git a/uasyncio/benchmark/test_http_server_heavy.py b/uasyncio/benchmark/test_http_server_heavy.py
index 65a4d4eb..3f4ba730 100644
--- a/uasyncio/benchmark/test_http_server_heavy.py
+++ b/uasyncio/benchmark/test_http_server_heavy.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def serve(reader, writer):
         yield from writer.awrite(s * 100)
         yield from writer.awrite(s * 400000)
         yield from writer.awrite("=== END ===")
-        yield from writer.close()
+        yield from writer.aclose()
     except OSError as e:
         if e.args[0] == errno.EPIPE:
             print("EPIPE")
diff --git a/uasyncio/benchmark/test_http_server_light.py b/uasyncio/benchmark/test_http_server_light.py
index 48befebd..21dc439e 100644
--- a/uasyncio/benchmark/test_http_server_light.py
+++ b/uasyncio/benchmark/test_http_server_light.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ def serve(reader, writer):
     #print("================")
     yield from reader.read()
     yield from writer.awrite("HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n\r\nHello.\r\n")
-    yield from writer.close()
+    yield from writer.aclose()
     #print("Finished processing request")
 
 
diff --git a/uasyncio/metadata.txt b/uasyncio/metadata.txt
index b039ddba..7bdbfbe9 100644
--- a/uasyncio/metadata.txt
+++ b/uasyncio/metadata.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 srctype = micropython-lib
 type = package
-version = 0.7.1
+version = 0.8
 author = Paul Sokolovsky
 long_desc = Lightweight asyncio-like library built around native Python coroutines, not around un-Python devices like callback mess.
 depends = errno, select, uasyncio.core
diff --git a/uasyncio/setup.py b/uasyncio/setup.py
index 3b39f3b4..ccb63ad6 100644
--- a/uasyncio/setup.py
+++ b/uasyncio/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from setuptools import setup
 
 
 setup(name='micropython-uasyncio',
-      version='0.7.1',
+      version='0.8',
       description='uasyncio module for MicroPython',
       long_description='Lightweight asyncio-like library built around native Python coroutines, not around un-Python devices like callback mess.',
       url='https://github.com/micropython/micropython/issues/405',
diff --git a/uasyncio/test_http_server.py b/uasyncio/test_http_server.py
index 51654d1d..9e2cf894 100644
--- a/uasyncio/test_http_server.py
+++ b/uasyncio/test_http_server.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ def serve(reader, writer):
     print((yield from reader.read()))
     yield from writer.awrite("HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n\r\nHello.\r\n")
     print("After response write")
-    yield from writer.close()
+    yield from writer.aclose()
     print("Finished processing request")
 
 
diff --git a/uasyncio/uasyncio/__init__.py b/uasyncio/uasyncio/__init__.py
index 5613b8f2..14a1d571 100644
--- a/uasyncio/uasyncio/__init__.py
+++ b/uasyncio/uasyncio/__init__.py
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class StreamWriter:
             if __debug__:
                 log.debug("StreamWriter.awrite(): can write more")
 
-    def close(self):
+    def aclose(self):
         yield IOWriteDone(self.s)
         self.s.close()