diff --git a/Build/bower.json b/Build/bower.json
index c20aa56605c4c6ce1e2fcbf7f37469e48dfef4e9..2311cf4788b3f74adf8351adfbbaaa864c83825a 100644
--- a/Build/bower.json
+++ b/Build/bower.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "typo3",
-  "version": "7.6.0-dev",
+  "version": "8.1.0-dev",
   "authors": [
     {
       "name": "TYPO3 CMS Core Team",
diff --git a/Build/package.json b/Build/package.json
index d59461f2547da15e3b667477f77f5f5b9a4ca4a5..5535ad738d194baec0c218500f5d7ed144c013a1 100644
--- a/Build/package.json
+++ b/Build/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "readme": "../README.md",
   "homepage": "https://www.typo3.org",
   "author": "TYPO3 CMS Core Team",
-  "version": "7.6.0-dev",
+  "version": "8.1.0-dev",
   "license": "GPL-2.0+",
   "devDependencies": {
     "autoprefixer": "^6.2.3",