diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 717cbbbaa8f..e154a7a715a 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.8.2
+current_version = 0.8.3-beta.0
 tag = False
 tag_name = {new_version}
 commit = True