diff --git a/hiku/__init__.py b/hiku/__init__.py
index a0c306e..eaa1a7e 100644
--- a/hiku/__init__.py
+++ b/hiku/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "v0.8.0rc5"
+__version__ = "0.8.0rc5"