diff --git a/rio/__init__.py b/rio/__init__.py
index bdcecc1b..2a0a5ec3 100644
--- a/rio/__init__.py
+++ b/rio/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "0.10.7"
+__version__ = "0.10.8rc0"
 
 
 import logging