diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 74f35bff6182d4cae34d3b563c1788d770566009..106400c03a2d357879fae6b81b9219e1748e039c 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-11.7.0-pre
+11.8.0-pre