diff --git a/convention-plugins/src/main/kotlin/root.publication.gradle.kts b/convention-plugins/src/main/kotlin/root.publication.gradle.kts
index ec672da4..dc7ddf7b 100644
--- a/convention-plugins/src/main/kotlin/root.publication.gradle.kts
+++ b/convention-plugins/src/main/kotlin/root.publication.gradle.kts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ plugins {
 
 allprojects {
     group = "com.mohamedrejeb.richeditor"
-    version = System.getenv("VERSION") ?: "1.0.0-rc07"
+    version = System.getenv("VERSION") ?: "1.0.0-rc08"
 }
 
 nexusPublishing {