diff --git a/lib/typesense/version.rb b/lib/typesense/version.rb
index 9e2019a..a73c42d 100644
--- a/lib/typesense/version.rb
+++ b/lib/typesense/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Typesense
-  GEM_VERSION = "1.0.0.rc7"
+  GEM_VERSION = "1.0.0.rc8"
 end