diff --git a/lib/jekyll/version.rb b/lib/jekyll/version.rb
index 7c3354c5..6a4eecc6 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/version.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module Jekyll
-  VERSION = "3.7.3".freeze
+  VERSION = "3.8.0.pre.rc1".freeze
 end