diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
index fc3d8da310..eed3aa2f07 100644
--- a/CITATION.cff
+++ b/CITATION.cff
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ type: software
 authors:
 - given-names: "FastML Team"
 title: "hls4ml"
-version: "v0.7.1"
+version: "v0.8.0rc1"
 doi: 10.5281/zenodo.1201549
 repository-code: "https://github.com/fastmachinelearning/hls4ml"
 url: "https://fastmachinelearning.org/hls4ml"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f52836818b..be2116e326 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ If you use this software in a publication, please cite the software
   title        = {fastmachinelearning/hls4ml},
   year         = 2023,
   publisher    = {Zenodo},
-  version      = {v0.7.1},
+  version      = {v0.8.0rc1},
   doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.1201549},
   url          = {https://github.com/fastmachinelearning/hls4ml}
 }
diff --git a/docs/reference.rst b/docs/reference.rst
index c718b129b2..6a635bc16b 100644
--- a/docs/reference.rst
+++ b/docs/reference.rst
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ If you use this software in a publication, please cite the software
     title        = {fastmachinelearning/hls4ml},
     year         = 2023,
     publisher    = {Zenodo},
-    version      = {v0.7.1},
+    version      = {v0.8.0rc1},
     doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.1201549},
     url          = {https://github.com/fastmachinelearning/hls4ml}
     }