diff --git a/sdk/tables/Azure.Data.Tables/CHANGELOG.md b/sdk/tables/Azure.Data.Tables/CHANGELOG.md
index dfa446711ad7..a38b0ffb69f4 100644
--- a/sdk/tables/Azure.Data.Tables/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/sdk/tables/Azure.Data.Tables/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 # Release History
 
+## 12.9.0-beta.1 (Unreleased)
+
+### Features Added
+
+### Breaking Changes
+
+### Bugs Fixed
+
+### Other Changes
+
 ## 12.8.1 (2023-08-15)
 
 ### Bugs Fixed
diff --git a/sdk/tables/Azure.Data.Tables/src/Azure.Data.Tables.csproj b/sdk/tables/Azure.Data.Tables/src/Azure.Data.Tables.csproj
index 6f6ebf7e23e3..1fa7cd5172e1 100644
--- a/sdk/tables/Azure.Data.Tables/src/Azure.Data.Tables.csproj
+++ b/sdk/tables/Azure.Data.Tables/src/Azure.Data.Tables.csproj
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Description>This client library enables working with the Microsoft Azure Table service</Description>
     <AssemblyTitle>Microsoft Azure.Data.Tables client library</AssemblyTitle>
-    <Version>12.8.1</Version>
+    <Version>12.9.0-beta.1</Version>
     <!--The ApiCompatVersion is managed automatically and should not generally be modified manually.-->
-    <ApiCompatVersion>12.8.0</ApiCompatVersion>
+    <ApiCompatVersion>12.8.1</ApiCompatVersion>
     <DefineConstants>TableSDK;$(DefineConstants)</DefineConstants>
     <PackageTags>Microsoft Azure Tables;Microsoft;Azure;Tables;Table;$(PackageCommonTags)</PackageTags>
     <TargetFrameworks>$(RequiredTargetFrameworks)</TargetFrameworks>