diff --git a/invokeai/version/invokeai_version.py b/invokeai/version/invokeai_version.py
index b44115054b9..8677da9611f 100644
--- a/invokeai/version/invokeai_version.py
+++ b/invokeai/version/invokeai_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "5.0.0.a7"
+__version__ = "5.0.0.a8"