diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 8b406b9b8e..e90713b285 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ services:
       matrix:
         DB: postgres
   mysql:
-    image: mysql
+    image: mysql:5.7.22
     environment:
       - MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=owncloud
       - MYSQL_USER=oc_autotest
diff --git a/version.php b/version.php
index 29c5b0b234..553db3fe3c 100644
--- a/version.php
+++ b/version.php
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@
 // between betas, final and RCs. This is _not_ the public version number. Reset minor/patchlevel
 // when updating major/minor version number.
 
-$OC_Version = array(12, 0, 7, 2);
+$OC_Version = array(12, 0, 8, 0);
 
 // The human readable string
-$OC_VersionString = '12.0.7';
+$OC_VersionString = '12.0.8 RC 1';
 
 $OC_VersionCanBeUpgradedFrom = [
 	'nextcloud' => [