diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 55d03b6..381a5ef 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ manifest.exclude "lib/v8/*.bundle", "lib/v8/*.so", "ext/**/test/*", "ext/**/test
 Gem::Specification.new do |gemspec|
   $gemspec = gemspec
   gemspec.name = gemspec.rubyforge_project = "therubyracer"
-  gemspec.version = "0.7.0"
+  gemspec.version = "0.7.0.pre"
   gemspec.summary = "Embed the V8 Javascript interpreter into Ruby"
   gemspec.description = "Call javascript code and manipulate javascript objects from ruby. Call ruby code and manipulate ruby objects from javascript."
   gemspec.email = "cowboyd@thefrontside.net"
diff --git a/lib/v8.rb b/lib/v8.rb
index 03a13f1..f1fbaa0 100644
--- a/lib/v8.rb
+++ b/lib/v8.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ $:.unshift(File.dirname(__FILE__)) unless
   $:.include?(File.dirname(__FILE__)) || $:.include?(File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__)))
 
 module V8
-  VERSION = '0.7.0'
+  VERSION = '0.7.0.pre'
   require 'v8/v8' #native glue
   require 'v8/to'
   require 'v8/context'
diff --git a/lib/v8/cli.rb b/lib/v8/cli.rb
index 4afb3ac..b4db87c 100644
--- a/lib/v8/cli.rb
+++ b/lib/v8/cli.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ module V8
       end
       if options.version_info
         puts "The Ruby Racer #{V8::VERSION}"
-        puts "V8 Version 2.0.6"
+        puts "V8 Version 2.1.10"
         exit
       elsif options.selftest
         self.test