Update version following 7.0 release.

api_docs/changelog.md

@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ clients should check the `zulip_feature_level` field, present in the
 /register`](/api/register-queue) responses, to determine the API
 format used by the Zulip server that they are interacting with.
 
+## Changes in Zulip 8.0
+
+Feature levels 186-187 are reserved for future use in 7.x maintenance
+releases.
+
 ## Changes in Zulip 7.0
 
 **Feature level 185**

docs/overview/changelog.md

@@ -1,9 +1,19 @@
 # Version history
 
-This page contains the release history for the Zulip 7.x stable
+This page contains the release history for the Zulip server. See also the
-release series. See the [current Zulip changelog][latest-changelog]
+[Zulip release lifecycle](../overview/release-lifecycle.md).
-for newer release series, or the [commit log][commit-log] for an
+
-up-to-date list of all changes.
+## Zulip 8.x series
+
+### 8.0 -- unreleased
+
+This section is an incomplete draft of the release notes for the next
+major release, and is only updated occasionally. See the [commit
+log][commit-log] for an up-to-date list of all changes.
+
+#### Upgrade notes for 8.0
+
+- None yet.
 
 ## Zulip 7.x series
 
@@ -3205,6 +3215,7 @@ running a version from before 1.7 should upgrade directly to 1.7.1.
 This section links to the upgrade notes from past releases, so you can
 easily read them all when upgrading across multiple releases.
 
+- [Draft upgrade notes for 8.0](#upgrade-notes-for-80)
 - [Upgrade notes for 7.0](#upgrade-notes-for-70)
 - [Upgrade notes for 6.0](#upgrade-notes-for-60)
 - [Upgrade notes for 5.0](#upgrade-notes-for-50)

version.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import os
 
-ZULIP_VERSION = "7.0"
+ZULIP_VERSION = "8.0-dev+git"
 
 # Add information on number of commits and commit hash to version, if available
 zulip_git_version_file = os.path.join(
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ ZULIP_MERGE_BASE = lines.pop(0).strip()
 
 LATEST_MAJOR_VERSION = "7.0"
 LATEST_RELEASE_VERSION = "7.0"
-LATEST_RELEASE_ANNOUNCEMENT = "https://blog.zulip.com/2022/11/17/zulip-6-0-released/"
+LATEST_RELEASE_ANNOUNCEMENT = "https://blog.zulip.com/2023/05/31/zulip-7-0-released/"
 
 # Versions of the desktop app below DESKTOP_MINIMUM_VERSION will be
 # prevented from connecting to the Zulip server.  Versions above