diff --git a/lib/chewy/version.rb b/lib/chewy/version.rb
index a0c87a40..6ba95446 100644
--- a/lib/chewy/version.rb
+++ b/lib/chewy/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Chewy
-  VERSION = '7.6.0'.freeze
+  VERSION = '8.0.0-beta'.freeze
 end