diff --git a/src/package.json b/src/package.json
index 641d153bb..cdf77a818 100644
--- a/src/package.json
+++ b/src/package.json
@@ -84,6 +84,6 @@
   "scripts": {
     "test": "nyc mocha --timeout 5000 ../tests/backend/specs/api"
   },
-  "version": "1.8.0",
+  "version": "1.8.0-beta.1",
   "license": "Apache-2.0"
 }