diff --git a/lib/v8/version.rb b/lib/v8/version.rb
index 0857eed..071b534 100644
--- a/lib/v8/version.rb
+++ b/lib/v8/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module V8
-  VERSION = "0.8.1"
+  VERSION = "0.8.1.pre1"
 end
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