diff --git a/lib/lita/version.rb b/lib/lita/version.rb
index 71233cf1..0f326999 100644
--- a/lib/lita/version.rb
+++ b/lib/lita/version.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 module Lita
   # The current version of Lita.
-  VERSION = "4.7.1"
+  VERSION = "4.8.0.beta1"
 end