diff --git a/msticpy/_version.py b/msticpy/_version.py
index 2333c41fe..28e81634a 100644
--- a/msticpy/_version.py
+++ b/msticpy/_version.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 """Version file."""
-VERSION = "2.7.0.pre1"
+VERSION = "2.8.0.pre1"