diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b1741ad4..d3d410f4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@jeromefitz/git-cz",
-  "version": "7.0.2",
+  "version": "8.0.0-canary.1",
   "description": "Semantic emojified git commit, git-cz w/ gitflow branching.",
   "main": "dist/src/cz.js",
   "bin": {