diff --git a/dd-trace-java.gradle b/dd-trace-java.gradle
index fbfdfe1fa6..72ffdb0b0e 100644
--- a/dd-trace-java.gradle
+++ b/dd-trace-java.gradle
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ plugins {
 
 allprojects {
   group = 'com.datadoghq'
-  version = '0.2.7'
+  version = '0.2.8-SNAPSHOT'
 
   apply from: "${rootDir}/gradle/dependencies.gradle"
 }