diff --git a/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-v1.3.0-b8.md b/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-v1.3.0-b8.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4fb6977f14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-v1.3.0-b8.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# v1.3.0-b8
+Empty release for testing CI.
+
diff --git a/rsts/conf.py b/rsts/conf.py
index 73dae553b7..3d8b5b63e6 100644
--- a/rsts/conf.py
+++ b/rsts/conf.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 # The short X.Y version
 version = ""
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = "1.3.0-b7"
+release = "1.3.0-b8"
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------