diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 30cdde5e9..b2c5e2748 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ class Config(object):
         """
         Gets the version string
         """
-        return "0.26.0.dev7"
+        return "0.26.0.dev8"
 
 
 config = Config()