diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index 0a7b502fdb7cc8d4582a8852b48c92968904e121..acc9897054b931403a25b74a61fefe03cf9ac166 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ History
 
 .. to_doc
 
+---------------------
+0.8.0.dev0
+---------------------
+
+    
+
 
 ---------------------
 0.7.4 (2017-02-07)
diff --git a/pulsar/__init__.py b/pulsar/__init__.py
index b81eb6fbdbcc8e5c49c9e2af8517c982543cb05a..68b81e4022455f1e90a7fe28b837dbd028b2df8d 100644
--- a/pulsar/__init__.py
+++ b/pulsar/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-__version__ = '0.7.4'
+__version__ = '0.8.0.dev0'
 
 PROJECT_NAME = "pulsar"
 PROJECT_OWNER = PROJECT_USERAME = "galaxyproject"