diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d9c897b4..3a5bcb8b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<groupId>com.askimed</groupId>
 	<artifactId>nf-test</artifactId>
-	<version>0.7.3</version>
+	<version>0.8.0-rc1</version>
 	<name>nf-test</name>
 	<description>Simple test framework for Nextflow pipelines</description>
 	<url>https://github.com/askimed/nf-test</url>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/askimed/nf/test/App.java b/src/main/java/com/askimed/nf/test/App.java
index 89cc96e1..678b4932 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/askimed/nf/test/App.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/askimed/nf/test/App.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public class App {
 
 	public static final String NAME = "nf-test";
 
-	public static final String VERSION = "0.7.3";
+	public static final String VERSION = "0.8.0-rc1";
 
 	public static final String PACKAGE =  "com.askimed.nf.test";