diff --git a/versioneer.py b/versioneer.py
index 0c8fbaf35..f6393d21e 100644
--- a/versioneer.py
+++ b/versioneer.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def get_rev():
 """
 
 def get_version():
-    return os.getenv("VERSIONEER_OVERRIDE", default="7.0.beta")
+    return os.getenv("VERSIONEER_OVERRIDE", default="8.0.beta")
 
 def get_rev():
     return os.getenv("VERSIONEER_REV", default="unknown")