diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 92cbf7a98..dfb9fdf02 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} STREQUAL "Emscripten")
 endif()
 
 add_definitions(-DFIRMWARE_VERSION_MAJOR=1)
-add_definitions(-DFIRMWARE_VERSION_MINOR=8)
+add_definitions(-DFIRMWARE_VERSION_MINOR=8-alpha)
 
 if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} STREQUAL "Emscripten")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS  "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -s USE_SDL=2 -s USE_SDL_IMAGE=2 -s SDL2_IMAGE_FORMATS='[png]'")
diff --git a/src/third_party/stm32_cubeide/.cproject b/src/third_party/stm32_cubeide/.cproject
index 4bc6ad097..6569645c7 100644
--- a/src/third_party/stm32_cubeide/.cproject
+++ b/src/third_party/stm32_cubeide/.cproject
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 			<storageModule buildSystemId="org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.configurationDataProvider" id="com.st.stm32cube.ide.mcu.gnu.managedbuild.config.exe.debug.1388326417" moduleId="org.eclipse.cdt.core.settings" name="Debug">
 				<macros>
 					<stringMacro name="FW_VER_MAJOR" type="VALUE_TEXT" value="1"/>
-					<stringMacro name="FW_VER_MINOR" type="VALUE_TEXT" value="8"/>
+					<stringMacro name="FW_VER_MINOR" type="VALUE_TEXT" value="8-alpha"/>
 				</macros>
 				<externalSettings/>
 				<extensions>
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@
 			<storageModule buildSystemId="org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.configurationDataProvider" id="com.st.stm32cube.ide.mcu.gnu.managedbuild.config.exe.debug.1388326417.1343602219.587843218" moduleId="org.eclipse.cdt.core.settings" name="Debug (FPGA)">
 				<macros>
 					<stringMacro name="FW_VER_MAJOR" type="VALUE_TEXT" value="1"/>
-					<stringMacro name="FW_VER_MINOR" type="VALUE_TEXT" value="6"/>
+					<stringMacro name="FW_VER_MINOR" type="VALUE_TEXT" value="8-alpha"/>
 				</macros>
 				<externalSettings/>
 				<extensions>
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@
 			<storageModule buildSystemId="org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.configurationDataProvider" id="com.st.stm32cube.ide.mcu.gnu.managedbuild.config.exe.debug.1388326417.1701190242" moduleId="org.eclipse.cdt.core.settings" name="Release">
 				<macros>
 					<stringMacro name="FW_VER_MAJOR" type="VALUE_TEXT" value="1"/>
-					<stringMacro name="FW_VER_MINOR" type="VALUE_TEXT" value="6"/>
+					<stringMacro name="FW_VER_MINOR" type="VALUE_TEXT" value="8-alpha"/>
 				</macros>
 				<externalSettings/>
 				<extensions>