diff --git a/libbeat/version/version.go b/libbeat/version/version.go
index b1c8a00bc830..420e2373165b 100644
--- a/libbeat/version/version.go
+++ b/libbeat/version/version.go
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@
 // Code generated by dev-tools/set_version
 package version
 
-const defaultBeatVersion = "6.8.7"
+const defaultBeatVersion = "6.8.8"