diff --git a/src/common/version.h b/src/common/version.h
index e9d1f33fd..3b5d2ed0c 100644
--- a/src/common/version.h
+++ b/src/common/version.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef VERSION_H
 #define VERSION_H
 
-#define VERSION_STR "0.7.2"
+#define VERSION_STR "0.8.x"
 
 #endif /* VERSION_H */