diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index a6caff54..88d8feb1 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ ext {
                     'org.slf4j:slf4j-simple:1.7.35'
             ]
     ]
-    snapshotVersion = false
+    snapshotVersion = true
 }
 
 allprojects {
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ allprojects {
     ext.buildTimestamp = new Date().format('yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss')
 
     group = 'com.jayway.jsonpath'
-    version = '2.7.0' + (snapshotVersion ? "-SNAPSHOT" : "")
+    version = '2.8.0' + (snapshotVersion ? "-SNAPSHOT" : "")
 
     if (JavaVersion.current().isJava8Compatible()) {
         tasks.withType(Javadoc) {