diff --git a/version.py b/version.py
index 43b5f9f9ad..53d7dee9d4 100644
--- a/version.py
+++ b/version.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import os
 
-ZULIP_VERSION = "4.8"
+ZULIP_VERSION = "4.8+git"
 
 # Add information on number of commits and commit hash to version, if available
 zulip_git_version_file = os.path.join(