diff --git a/lib/lnrpc/version.rb b/lib/lnrpc/version.rb
index 2d8cefc..8d3d295 100644
--- a/lib/lnrpc/version.rb
+++ b/lib/lnrpc/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Lnrpc
-  VERSION = "0.7.1"
+  VERSION = "0.8.0.beta.rc1"
 end