diff --git a/version.sh b/version.sh
index ef5222e46..bee174308 100755
--- a/version.sh
+++ b/version.sh
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
 #
 
 WEECHAT_STABLE=2.7
-WEECHAT_DEVEL=2.7
-WEECHAT_DEVEL_FULL=2.7
+WEECHAT_DEVEL=2.8
+WEECHAT_DEVEL_FULL=2.8-dev
 
 if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
     echo >&2 "Syntax: $0 stable|devel|devel-full|devel-major|devel-minor|devel-patch"