diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ce2fa2e..33ca5f6 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@dojo/webpack-contrib",
-  "version": "8.0.0-beta.5",
+  "version": "8.0.0-pre",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a20eb51..2db5b60 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@dojo/webpack-contrib",
-  "version": "8.0.0-beta.5",
+  "version": "8.0.0-pre",
   "description": "Webpack loaders and plugins used by the Dojo build process",
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=12"