diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d7d7ba1..2aebeb1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+## 1.8.0 [unreleased]
+
 ## 1.7.0 [2024-05-17]
 
 ### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/Sources/InfluxDBSwift/InfluxDBClient.swift b/Sources/InfluxDBSwift/InfluxDBClient.swift
index af65859..10a8c48 100644
--- a/Sources/InfluxDBSwift/InfluxDBClient.swift
+++ b/Sources/InfluxDBSwift/InfluxDBClient.swift
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import FoundationNetworking
 /// ````
 public struct InfluxDBClient {
     /// Version of client.
-    public static var version: String = "1.7.0"
+    public static var version: String = "1.8.0dev"
     /// InfluxDB host and port.
     public let url: String
     /// Authentication token.