diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index da71d85d..8db5a427 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 
 .PHONY: build-keri
 build-keri:
-	@docker buildx build --platform=linux/amd64 -f images/keripy.dockerfile --tag weboftrust/keri:1.2.0-dev7 .
-	@docker buildx build --platform=linux/arm64 -f images/keripy.dockerfile --tag weboftrust/keri:1.2.0-dev7-arm64 .
+	@docker buildx build --platform=linux/amd64 -f images/keripy.dockerfile --tag weboftrust/keri:1.2.0-dev8 .
+	@docker buildx build --platform=linux/arm64 -f images/keripy.dockerfile --tag weboftrust/keri:1.2.0-dev8-arm64 .
 
 .PHONY: build-witness-demo
 build-witness-demo:
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2ef9fa42..cf891f23 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 setup(
     name='keri',
-    version='1.2.0-dev7',  # also change in src/keri/__init__.py
+    version='1.2.0-dev8',  # also change in src/keri/__init__.py
     license='Apache Software License 2.0',
     description='Key Event Receipt Infrastructure',
     long_description="KERI Decentralized Key Management Infrastructure",
diff --git a/src/keri/__init__.py b/src/keri/__init__.py
index 52515283..f854dae3 100644
--- a/src/keri/__init__.py
+++ b/src/keri/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # -*- encoding: utf-8 -*-
 
-__version__ = '1.2.0-dev7'  # also change in setup.py
+__version__ = '1.2.0-dev8'  # also change in setup.py