diff --git a/lib/version.rb b/lib/version.rb
index 68dbb91e83c..893040b7afa 100644
--- a/lib/version.rb
+++ b/lib/version.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module Discourse
       MAJOR = 2
       MINOR = 0
       TINY  = 0
-      PRE   = 'beta7'
+      PRE   = 'beta8'
 
       STRING = [MAJOR, MINOR, TINY, PRE].compact.join('.')
     end