diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 379a45dea..6119b707e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+## 0.8.1 (UNRELEASED)
+
+FEATURES:
+
+IMPROVEMENTS:
+
+BUG FIXES:
+
 ## 0.8.0 (April 5, 2017)
 
 BREAKING CHANGES:
diff --git a/version/version_base.go b/version/version_base.go
index c97bdc391..2779af7bf 100644
--- a/version/version_base.go
+++ b/version/version_base.go
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ package version
 // adding new versions and pick a name that will follow "version_base.go".
 func init() {
 	// The main version number that is being run at the moment.
-	Version = "0.8.0"
+	Version = "0.8.1"
 
 	// A pre-release marker for the version. If this is "" (empty string)
 	// then it means that it is a final release. Otherwise, this is a pre-release
 	// such as "dev" (in development), "beta", "rc1", etc.
-	VersionPrerelease = ""
+	VersionPrerelease = "dev"
 }