diff --git a/rlapi/VERSION b/rlapi/VERSION
index cde2c3f..55d8321 100644
--- a/rlapi/VERSION
+++ b/rlapi/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.7.0a1
+0.8.0b1
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 4f45768..d50f51d 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ project_urls =
     Source Code = https://github.com/Jackenmen/rlapi
 classifiers =
     # List at https://pypi.org/pypi?%3Aaction=list_classifiers
-    Development Status :: 2 - Pre-Alpha
+    Development Status :: 4 - Beta
     Framework :: AsyncIO
     Intended Audience :: Developers
     License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License