diff --git a/pywb/version.py b/pywb/version.py
index 6b4cc26e..cae73181 100644
--- a/pywb/version.py
+++ b/pywb/version.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = '2.7.3'
+__version__ = '2.8.0-dev'
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     print(__version__)