diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 271ddc4..b6968fd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "ros2d",
   "homepage": "https://www.robotwebtools.org",
   "description": "2D Visualization Library for use with the ROS JavaScript Libraries",
-  "version": "0.7.0",
+  "version": "0.8.0-SNAPSHOT",
   "license": "BSD",
   "devDependencies": {
     "grunt": "~0.4.1",
diff --git a/src/Ros2D.js b/src/Ros2D.js
index 343bb26..7a998b4 100644
--- a/src/Ros2D.js
+++ b/src/Ros2D.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 var ROS2D = ROS2D || {
-  REVISION : '0.7.0'
+  REVISION : '0.8.0-SNAPSHOT'
 };
 
 // convert the given global Stage coordinates to ROS coordinates