diff --git a/php_phongo.h b/php_phongo.h
index 7fcb18c0a..f94e9fa73 100644
--- a/php_phongo.h
+++ b/php_phongo.h
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
 extern zend_module_entry mongodb_module_entry;
 
 /* FIXME: Its annoying to bump version. Move into phongo_version.h.in */
-#define MONGODB_VERSION_S "1.2.7"
-#define MONGODB_STABILITY_S "stable"
+#define MONGODB_VERSION_S "1.2.8-dev"
+#define MONGODB_STABILITY_S "devel"
 #define MONGODB_VERSION   MONGODB_VERSION_S
 
 #ifdef PHP_WIN32