diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8aa12ee..bcf5f78 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Current [semantic](http://semver.org/) version:
 
 ```clojure
 [com.taoensso/nippy "1.2.1"]        ; Stable
-[com.taoensso/nippy "2.0.0-alpha7"] ; Development (notes below)
+[com.taoensso/nippy "2.0.0-alpha8"] ; Development (notes below)
 ```
 
 2.x adds pluggable compression, crypto support (also pluggable), an improved API (including much better error messages), and hugely improved performance. It **is backwards compatible**, but please note that the old `freeze-to-bytes`/`thaw-from-bytes` API has been **deprecated** in favor of `freeze`/`thaw`. **PLEASE REPORT ANY PROBLEMS!**
diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index e52f97f..89565ca 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-(defproject com.taoensso/nippy "2.0.0-alpha7"
+(defproject com.taoensso/nippy "2.0.0-alpha8"
   :description "Clojure serialization library"
   :url "https://github.com/ptaoussanis/nippy"
   :license {:name "Eclipse Public License"
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@
   :min-lein-version "2.0.0"
   :warn-on-reflection true
   :source-paths      ["src/clj"]
-  :java-source-paths ["src/java"])
\ No newline at end of file
+  :java-source-paths ["src/java"])