diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ab66f3d8a..6b0a104ca 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 
 project(Cabana LANGUAGES CXX)
-set(PROJECT_VERSION "0.7.0")
+set(PROJECT_VERSION "0.8.0-dev")
 
 # If the user doesn't provide a build type default to release
 if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE AND NOT CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS)