diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ce93a42e9..d1d64bacf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [1.8.0dev] 2019-
+
+### Added
+
+### Changed
+
 ## [1.7.0] 2019-05-11
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index 06b75cc3a..ebd036990 100644
--- a/src/version.h
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #define APP_NAME "EMS-ESP"
-#define APP_VERSION "1.7.0b16"
+#define APP_VERSION "1.8.0b0"
 #define APP_HOSTNAME "ems-esp"