diff --git a/src/fuzzysearch/__init__.py b/src/fuzzysearch/__init__.py
index 457ec83..5bd1a1a 100644
--- a/src/fuzzysearch/__init__.py
+++ b/src/fuzzysearch/__init__.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 """
 __author__ = 'Tal Einat'
 __email__ = 'taleinat@gmail.com'
-__version__ = '0.7.3'
+__version__ = '0.8.0-dev0'
 
 __all__ = [
     'find_near_matches',