diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index effe8986ac8fe80ddb583f767e1d2d98de6eecf4..14e94f6c2f8be819656b6ae61148162df187bd55 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ History
 
 .. to_doc
 
+---------------------
+0.8.0.dev0
+---------------------
+
+    
+
 ---------------------
 0.7.3 (2016-10-31)
 ---------------------
diff --git a/pulsar/__init__.py b/pulsar/__init__.py
index 3212a54b1d1566b24a363170be7afa393d6d554a..68b81e4022455f1e90a7fe28b837dbd028b2df8d 100644
--- a/pulsar/__init__.py
+++ b/pulsar/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-__version__ = '0.7.3'
+__version__ = '0.8.0.dev0'
 
 PROJECT_NAME = "pulsar"
 PROJECT_OWNER = PROJECT_USERAME = "galaxyproject"