diff --git a/src/snowflake/cli/__about__.py b/src/snowflake/cli/__about__.py
index 7ac955935e..99accae602 100644
--- a/src/snowflake/cli/__about__.py
+++ b/src/snowflake/cli/__about__.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-VERSION = "2.7.0"
+VERSION = "2.8.0rc0"