diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index 0ec6a04a7ab07..66fbce19f54c4 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "packages": ["build/packages/*", "build/packages/nx/native-packages/*"],
-  "version": "16.7.0",
+  "version": "16.8.0-beta.0",
   "granularPathspec": false,
   "command": {
     "publish": {