diff --git a/lib/i18n/version.rb b/lib/i18n/version.rb
index 4a9efa9f..31178899 100644
--- a/lib/i18n/version.rb
+++ b/lib/i18n/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module I18n
-  VERSION = "0.7.0"
+  VERSION = "0.8.0.beta1"
 end