diff --git a/lib/beaker/version.rb b/lib/beaker/version.rb
index c7d2e3df56..0cab468ad9 100644
--- a/lib/beaker/version.rb
+++ b/lib/beaker/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module Beaker
   module Version
-    STRING = '4.7.0'
+    STRING = '4.8.0'
   end
 end