diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4548bfc..8db26dd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.opencord</groupId>
     <artifactId>kafka</artifactId>
-    <version>2.7.0</version>
+    <version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>bundle</packaging>
 
     <description>Kafka integration</description>