diff --git a/.github/common_edge_cases.md b/.github/common_edge_cases.md
index c9fa1dda17f..63bdcbd288c 100644
--- a/.github/common_edge_cases.md
+++ b/.github/common_edge_cases.md
@@ -14,3 +14,5 @@ Consider SQL pitfalls:
  - `x IN ()` statements must never called with empty list
  - `ARRAY_AGG(x)` may have nullable values (use `ARRAY_REMOVE(ARRAY_AGG(x), null)` instead)
  - Complex SQL queries may have a fanout effect due to multiple left joins, leading to duplicates
+
+When changing the API version, also adapt `ApiVersioning.CURRENT_API_VERSION`
diff --git a/app/utils/ApiVersioning.scala b/app/utils/ApiVersioning.scala
index b3435239f86..81e8267cef1 100644
--- a/app/utils/ApiVersioning.scala
+++ b/app/utils/ApiVersioning.scala
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import play.api.mvc.RequestHeader
 
 trait ApiVersioning {
 
-  protected def CURRENT_API_VERSION: Int = 7
+  protected def CURRENT_API_VERSION: Int = 8
 
   protected def OLDEST_SUPPORTED_API_VERSION: Int = 3