diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index 66e2c6bc4e564eba564418cb13b55cc954f8650c..a498f254078606133a6bba4293af8f7c601210ab 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ History
 
 .. to_doc
 
+---------------------
+0.8.0.dev0
+---------------------
+
+    
+
 ---------------------
 0.7.1 (2016-08-29)
 ---------------------
diff --git a/pulsar/__init__.py b/pulsar/__init__.py
index 397387644859549137ce53f1f1dfa41e919303db..68b81e4022455f1e90a7fe28b837dbd028b2df8d 100644
--- a/pulsar/__init__.py
+++ b/pulsar/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-__version__ = '0.7.1'
+__version__ = '0.8.0.dev0'
 
 PROJECT_NAME = "pulsar"
 PROJECT_OWNER = PROJECT_USERAME = "galaxyproject"