diff --git a/bibtexparser/__init__.py b/bibtexparser/__init__.py
index 8239d3d..ed41bd6 100644
--- a/bibtexparser/__init__.py
+++ b/bibtexparser/__init__.py
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@
 from bibtexparser.library import Library
 from bibtexparser.writer import BibtexFormat
 
-__version__ = "2.0.0b7"
+__version__ = "2.0.0b8"