diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 38cbf0189..7b3b5f93e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ dnl require autoconf 2.60 (AS_ECHO/AS_ECHO_N)
 AC_PREREQ([2.60])
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR, 1)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR, 14)
-define(_CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION, 7)
+define(_CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION, 8)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD, 0)
-define(_CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE, true)
+define(_CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE, false)
 define(_COPYRIGHT_YEAR, 2024)
 define(_COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS,[The %s developers])
 define(_COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS_SUBSTITUTION,[[Bitcoin Core and Dogecoin Core]])
diff --git a/src/clientversion.h b/src/clientversion.h
index bedc709c4..30effca70 100644
--- a/src/clientversion.h
+++ b/src/clientversion.h
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@
 //! These need to be macros, as clientversion.cpp's and bitcoin*-res.rc's voodoo requires it
 #define CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR 1
 #define CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR 14
-#define CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION 7
+#define CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION 8
 #define CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD 0
 
 //! Set to true for release, false for prerelease or test build
-#define CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE true
+#define CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE false
 
 /**
  * Copyright year (2009-this)