diff --git a/config/config.inc.php b/config/config.inc.php
index 2f6ab7f2a0..c8a4dfeffb 100644
--- a/config/config.inc.php
+++ b/config/config.inc.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 /**
  * Display XE's full version.
  */
-define('__XE_VERSION__', '1.7.11');
+define('__XE_VERSION__', '1.8.0.beta');
 define('__XE_VERSION_ALPHA__', (stripos(__XE_VERSION__, 'alpha') !== false));
 define('__XE_VERSION_BETA__', (stripos(__XE_VERSION__, 'beta') !== false));
 define('__XE_VERSION_RC__', (stripos(__XE_VERSION__, 'rc') !== false));