diff --git a/artiq/_version.py b/artiq/_version.py
index 87dc270e3..e308ce8c2 100644
--- a/artiq/_version.py
+++ b/artiq/_version.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 import os
 
 def get_version():
-    return os.getenv("VERSIONEER_OVERRIDE", default="7.0.beta")
+    return os.getenv("VERSIONEER_OVERRIDE", default="8.0.beta")