diff --git a/djrill/_version.py b/djrill/_version.py
index 284de52..a26e8be 100644
--- a/djrill/_version.py
+++ b/djrill/_version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-VERSION = (0, 7, 0, 'dev1')  # Remove the 'dev1' component in release branches
+VERSION = (0, 8, 0, 'dev1')  # Remove the 'dev1' component in release branches
 __version__ = '.'.join([str(x) for x in VERSION])
 __minor_version__ = '.'.join([str(x) for x in VERSION[:2]])  # Sphinx's X.Y "version"
diff --git a/docs/history.rst b/docs/history.rst
index 401ffc0..1dfa8cf 100644
--- a/docs/history.rst
+++ b/docs/history.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 Release Notes
 =============
 
-Version 0.7 (development):
+Version 0.8 (development):
+
+
+Version 0.7:
 
 * Support for Mandrill send options :attr:`async`, :attr:`important`,
   :attr:`ip_pool`, :attr:`return_path_domain`, :attr:`send_at`,