diff --git a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/CHANGELOG.md b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/CHANGELOG.md
index 6ef20be0fb71..392299acf9d0 100644
--- a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Release History
 
+## 1.4.0b8 (Unreleased)
+
+
 ## 1.4.0b7 (2020-07-22)
 - `DefaultAzureCredential` has a new optional keyword argument,
 `visual_studio_code_tenant_id`, which sets the tenant the credential should
diff --git a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/_version.py b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/_version.py
index 042a1f1928d9..25c72ffc18a2 100644
--- a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/_version.py
+++ b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/_version.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 # Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
 # Licensed under the MIT License.
 # ------------------------------------
-VERSION = "1.4.0b7"
+VERSION = "1.4.0b8"