diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 15b79c2..1e60b0b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ Gort is in a state of active heavy development. The date that various [milestone
 - Milestone 5: 7 June 2021
 - Milestone 6: 10 June 2021
 - Milestone 7: 15 June 2021
-- Milestone 8: _TBD_
+- Milestone 8: 2 July 2021 (alpha)
 - Milestone 9: _TBD_
 - Release candidate 1: _TBD_
 - Release!: _TBD_
diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index 1e20a19..cab1e37 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ package version
 
 const (
 	// Version is the current version of Gort
-	Version = "0.7.11-dev.0"
+	Version = "0.8.0-alpha.0"
 )