diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 19652ec..f797395 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "nada_dsl"
-version = "0.7.2"
+version = "0.8.0rc1"
 description = "Nillion Nada DSL to create Nillion MPC programs."
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 readme = "README.pyproject.md"