diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 95db6ecf..084fc0d0 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "uuid",
-  "version": "7.0.3",
+  "version": "8.0.0-beta.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8f8add3a..6b7e120c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "uuid",
-  "version": "7.0.3",
+  "version": "8.0.0-beta.0",
   "description": "RFC4122 (v1, v4, and v5) UUIDs",
   "commitlint": {
     "extends": [