diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 6e036340dd6..793bba91686 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 1.8.0b2
+current_version = 1.8.0b2.dev04172024
 parse = (?P<major>[\d]+) # major version number
 	\.(?P<minor>[\d]+) # minor version number
 	\.(?P<patch>[\d]+) # patch version number
diff --git a/core/dbt/version.py b/core/dbt/version.py
index 13d31eaa632..c52f6a7aecf 100644
--- a/core/dbt/version.py
+++ b/core/dbt/version.py
@@ -229,5 +229,5 @@ def _get_adapter_plugin_names() -> Iterator[str]:
             yield plugin_name
 
 
-__version__ = "1.8.0b2"
+__version__ = "1.8.0b2.dev04172024"
 installed = get_installed_version()
diff --git a/core/setup.py b/core/setup.py
index 83b150b1f74..c324a6035f2 100644
--- a/core/setup.py
+++ b/core/setup.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 
 package_name = "dbt-core"
-package_version = "1.8.0b2"
+package_version = "1.8.0b2.dev04172024"
 description = """With dbt, data analysts and engineers can build analytics \
 the way engineers build applications."""