diff --git a/docs/database/schema.mysql b/docs/database/schema.mysql
index cbfc7b5..6dfff3f 100644
--- a/docs/database/schema.mysql
+++ b/docs/database/schema.mysql
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `config` (
   UNIQUE (`key`)
 ) ENGINE INNODB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
 INSERT INTO `config` (`key`,`value`)
-  VALUES ('schema_version', '7');
+  VALUES ('schema_version', '8');
 
 CREATE TABLE `session_keys` (
   `id` INT UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
@@ -88,3 +88,14 @@ CREATE TABLE `room_keys` (
     ON DELETE CASCADE
 ) ENGINE INNODB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
 
+CREATE TABLE `audit` (
+  `id` INT UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
+  `date` DATETIME NOT NULL,
+  `event` VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
+  `from_ip` VARCHAR(45) DEFAULT NULL,
+  `message` TEXT NOT NULL,
+  PRIMARY KEY (`id`),
+  INDEX (`date`),
+  INDEX (`event`),
+  INDEX (`from_ip`)
+) ENGINE INNODB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
diff --git a/lib/Vroom/Constants.pm b/lib/Vroom/Constants.pm
index a63b15d..0fae109 100644
--- a/lib/Vroom/Constants.pm
+++ b/lib/Vroom/Constants.pm
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use base 'Exporter';
 our @EXPORT = qw/DB_VERSION COMPONENTS MOH JS_STRINGS API_ACTIONS/;
 
 # Database version
-use constant DB_VERSION => 7;
+use constant DB_VERSION => 8;
 
 # Components used to generate the credits part
 use constant COMPONENTS => {
diff --git a/scripts/db_upgrade.pl b/scripts/db_upgrade.pl
index d647697..4b50fc4 100644
--- a/scripts/db_upgrade.pl
+++ b/scripts/db_upgrade.pl
@@ -166,3 +166,30 @@ if ($cur_ver < 7){
   };
   print "Successfully upgraded to schema version 7\n";
 }
+
+if ($cur_ver < 8){
+  print "Upgrading the schema to version 8\n";
+  eval {
+    $dbh->begin_work;
+    $dbh->do(qq{ CREATE TABLE `audit` (`id` INT UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
+                                       `date` DATETIME NOT NULL,
+                                       `event` VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
+                                       `from_ip` VARCHAR(45) DEFAULT NULL,
+                                       `message` TEXT NOT NULL,
+                                        PRIMARY KEY (`id`),
+                                        INDEX (`date`),
+                                        INDEX (`event`),
+                                        INDEX (`from_ip`))
+                 ENGINE INNODB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8; });
+    $dbh->do(qq{ UPDATE `config` SET `value`='8' WHERE `key`='schema_version' });
+    $dbh->commit;
+  };
+  if ($@){
+    print "An error occurred: " . $dbh->errstr . "\n";
+    local $dbh->{RaiseError} = 0;
+    $dbh->rollback;
+    exit 255;
+  };
+  print "Successfully upgraded to schema version 8\n";
+}
+