diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 391d56c92c..07c0f5a7af 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -139,9 +139,9 @@ set_property(CACHE CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE PROPERTY
 # If not in a git repo (e.g., a tarball) these tokens define the complete
 # version string, else they are combined with the result of `git describe`.
 set(NVIM_VERSION_MAJOR 0)
-set(NVIM_VERSION_MINOR 7)
+set(NVIM_VERSION_MINOR 8)
 set(NVIM_VERSION_PATCH 0)
-set(NVIM_VERSION_PRERELEASE "") # for package maintainers
+set(NVIM_VERSION_PRERELEASE "-dev") # for package maintainers
 
 # API level
 set(NVIM_API_LEVEL 9)         # Bump this after any API change.