diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 0b01b77..9f221c2 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 1.2.0a7
+current_version = 1.2.0a8
 commit = True
 tag = True
 parse = (?P<major>\d+)\.(?P<minor>\d+)\.(?P<patch>\d+)((?P<release>[a-z]+)(?P<iter>\d+))?
diff --git a/openroast/version.py b/openroast/version.py
index 7f972af..ba57e50 100644
--- a/openroast/version.py
+++ b/openroast/version.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-__version__ = "1.2.0a7"
+__version__ = "1.2.0a8"