diff --git a/elasticsearch/_version.py b/elasticsearch/_version.py
index 378b3eaaf..dbfe00ac0 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/_version.py
+++ b/elasticsearch/_version.py
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
 #  specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #  under the License.
 
-__versionstr__ = "8.0.0"
+__versionstr__ = "8.0.0b1"