diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 087ba467b56..ee0249ddded 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %pluginName
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core; singleton:=true
-Bundle-Version: 8.7.400.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 8.8.0.qualifier
 Bundle-Activator: org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.ManagedBuilderCorePlugin
 Bundle-Vendor: %providerName
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/language/settings/providers/ToolchainBuiltinSpecsDetector.java b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/language/settings/providers/ToolchainBuiltinSpecsDetector.java
index c8a64eeb283..403b86ac657 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/language/settings/providers/ToolchainBuiltinSpecsDetector.java
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/language/settings/providers/ToolchainBuiltinSpecsDetector.java
@@ -59,8 +59,9 @@ public abstract class ToolchainBuiltinSpecsDetector extends AbstractBuiltinSpecs
 	/**
 	 * Finds a tool handling given language in the tool-chain of the provider.
 	 * This returns the first tool found.
+	 * @since 8.8
 	 */
-	private ITool getTool(String languageId) {
+	protected ITool getTool(String languageId) {
 		if (languageId == null) {
 			return null;
 		}