diff --git a/Makefile.versions b/Makefile.versions
index 9b05b45ba..8cb6eb843 100644
--- a/Makefile.versions
+++ b/Makefile.versions
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Calculate versions; these can be overridden
-CUTTING_EDGE := devel
+CUTTING_EDGE := release-0.8
 DEV_VERSION := dev
 override CALCULATED_VERSION := $(shell git describe --tags --dirty="-$(DEV_VERSION)" --exclude="$(CUTTING_EDGE)" --exclude="latest")
 VERSION ?= $(CALCULATED_VERSION)