diff --git a/packages/core/schematics/migrations.json b/packages/core/schematics/migrations.json
index f4fe65f4b6..7f83b87884 100644
--- a/packages/core/schematics/migrations.json
+++ b/packages/core/schematics/migrations.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "schematics": {
     "migration-v8-static-queries": {
-      "version": "8",
+      "version": "8-beta",
       "description": "Migrates ViewChild and ContentChild to explicit query timing",
       "factory": "./migrations/static-queries/index"
     },
     "migration-v8-template-local-variables": {
-      "version": "8",
+      "version": "8-beta",
       "description": "Warns developers if values are assigned to template variables",
       "factory": "./migrations/template-var-assignment/index"
     }