diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index b377459..d14baed 100644
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '0.7.2'
+version = '0.8'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '0.7.2'
+release = '0.8dev0'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/karta/version.py b/karta/version.py
index bc8c296..89a38b9 100644
--- a/karta/version.py
+++ b/karta/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.7.2"
+__version__ = "0.8dev0"