diff --git a/version.php b/version.php
index eb7b815bb7..2442943411 100644
--- a/version.php
+++ b/version.php
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 // We only can count up. The 4. digit is only for the internal patchlevel to trigger DB upgrades
 // between betas, final and RCs. This is _not_ the public version number. Reset minor/patchlevel
 // when updating major/minor version number.
-$OC_Version=array(7, 0, 0, 3);
+$OC_Version=array(7, 8, 0, 0);
 
 // The human readable string
-$OC_VersionString='7.0 beta 1';
+$OC_VersionString='8.0 pre alpha';
 
 // The ownCloud edition
 $OC_Edition='';