diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 464531ad9..9fba1a020 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-2.7.1.dev (compared to 2.7.0)
+2.8.0.dev (compared to 2.7.X)
 -----------------------------
 
-- streamlined and documented release process.  Also all versions
-  (in setup.py and documentation generation) are now read
-  from _pytest/__init__.py.
+
 
 2.7.0 (compared to 2.6.4)
 -----------------------------
diff --git a/_pytest/__init__.py b/_pytest/__init__.py
index 9db3f25e1..5c9ad256f 100644
--- a/_pytest/__init__.py
+++ b/_pytest/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #
-__version__ = '2.7.1.dev1'
+__version__ = '2.8.0.dev1'