diff --git a/clover/project.xml b/clover/project.xml
index e504a7a6..e299c221 100644
--- a/clover/project.xml
+++ b/clover/project.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <pomVersion>3</pomVersion>
   <id>maven-clover-plugin</id>
   <name>Maven Clover Plugin</name>
-  <currentVersion>1.7</currentVersion>
+  <currentVersion>1.8-SNAPSHOT</currentVersion>
   <description>The Clover plugin allows measuring test coverage using Clover (http://www.cenqua.com/clover).</description>
   <shortDescription>Produce Clover reports</shortDescription>
   <url>http://maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/clover/</url>
diff --git a/clover/xdocs/changes.xml b/clover/xdocs/changes.xml
index c09242ab..b349f807 100644
--- a/clover/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/clover/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
     <author email="evenisse@ifrance.com">Emmanuel Venisse</author>
   </properties>
   <body>
+    <release version="1.8" date="in SVN">
+    </release>
     <release version="1.7" date="2005-02-14">
       <action dev="vmassol" type="fix" issue="MPCLOVER-21">Do not create a Clover report link when the project has no tests.</action>
       <action dev="vmassol" type="update" issue="MPCLOVER-22" due-to="Maarten Coene">Open Clover report page in a new window in the same manner as it's done for the Javadoc and XRef reports.</action>
