diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index f7dbf23cf..afbbb8311 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 ChangeLog :
 ===========
 
+2016/11/25 : 1.8-dev0
+
 2016/11/25 : 1.7.0
     - SCRIPTS: make publish-release also copy the new SPOE doc
     - BUILD: http: include types/sample.h in proto_http.h
diff --git a/README b/README
index de139ff09..562503c39 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
                          ----------------------
                              HAProxy how-to
                          ----------------------
-                              version 1.7
+                              version 1.8
                              willy tarreau
                                2016/11/25
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index bd8bf882d..46db83157 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.7.0
+1.8-dev0
diff --git a/doc/configuration.txt b/doc/configuration.txt
index c09b7607e..6e3cbaa87 100644
--- a/doc/configuration.txt
+++ b/doc/configuration.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
                                 HAProxy
                           Configuration Manual
                          ----------------------
-                              version 1.7
+                              version 1.8
                              willy tarreau
                               2016/11/25
 
diff --git a/doc/intro.txt b/doc/intro.txt
index 052177d17..957810db4 100644
--- a/doc/intro.txt
+++ b/doc/intro.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
                              -----------------------
                               HAProxy Starter Guide
                              -----------------------
-                                   version 1.7
+                                   version 1.8
 
 
 This document is an introduction to HAProxy for all those who don't know it, as
diff --git a/doc/management.txt b/doc/management.txt
index 7f338b96d..c8ba0e379 100644
--- a/doc/management.txt
+++ b/doc/management.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
                              ------------------------
                              HAProxy Management Guide
                              ------------------------
-                                   version 1.7
+                                   version 1.8
 
 
 This document describes how to start, stop, manage, and troubleshoot HAProxy,
diff --git a/examples/haproxy.spec b/examples/haproxy.spec
index 8d5415c99..598aeadba 100644
--- a/examples/haproxy.spec
+++ b/examples/haproxy.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Summary: HA-Proxy is a TCP/HTTP reverse proxy for high availability environments
 Name: haproxy
-Version: 1.7.0
+Version: 1.8-dev0
 Release: 1
 License: GPL
 Group: System Environment/Daemons
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ fi
 %attr(0755,root,root) %config %{_sysconfdir}/rc.d/init.d/%{name}
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Nov 25 2016 Willy Tarreau <w@1wt.eu>
+- updated to 1.8-dev0
+
 * Fri Nov 25 2016 Willy Tarreau <w@1wt.eu>
 - updated to 1.7.0