diff --git a/ArduPlane/version.h b/ArduPlane/version.h
index a325ccc66a..459c9b432d 100644
--- a/ArduPlane/version.h
+++ b/ArduPlane/version.h
@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@
 
 #include "ap_version.h"
 
-#define THISFIRMWARE "ArduPlane V4.0.7"
+#define THISFIRMWARE "ArduPlane V4.0.8beta1"
 
 // the following line is parsed by the autotest scripts
-#define FIRMWARE_VERSION 4,0,7,FIRMWARE_VERSION_TYPE_OFFICIAL
+#define FIRMWARE_VERSION 4,0,8,FIRMWARE_VERSION_TYPE_BETA
 
 #define FW_MAJOR 4
 #define FW_MINOR 0
-#define FW_PATCH 7
-#define FW_TYPE FIRMWARE_VERSION_TYPE_OFFICIAL
+#define FW_PATCH 8
+#define FW_TYPE FIRMWARE_VERSION_TYPE_BETA
+