2 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index e1f084ae7..0bb093b42 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-0.8dev (unreleased)
-===================
+0.8a4 (unreleased)
+==================
 
 Features
 --------
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b86b21578..4bb2fac79 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #
 ##############################################################################
 
-__version__ = '0.8dev'
+__version__ = '0.8a4'
 
 import os