diff --git a/application/configs/conf.php b/application/configs/conf.php
index 43819e455..98d84f08c 100644
--- a/application/configs/conf.php
+++ b/application/configs/conf.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * /etc/airtime/recorder.cfg
  */
  
-define('AIRTIME_VERSION', '1.7.0');
+define('AIRTIME_VERSION', '1.8.0-alpha');
 define('AIRTIME_COPYRIGHT_DATE', '2010-2011');
 define('AIRTIME_REST_VERSION', '1.1');
 
diff --git a/python_apps/api_clients/api_client.py b/python_apps/api_clients/api_client.py
index 9ff02ee74..1d252aeb0 100644
--- a/python_apps/api_clients/api_client.py
+++ b/python_apps/api_clients/api_client.py
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ class AirTimeApiClient(ApiClientInterface):
                 print 'Unable to get Airtime version number.'
                 print
             return False     
-        elif (version[0:4] != "1.7."): 
+        elif (version[0:4] != "1.8."): 
             if (verbose):
                 print 'Airtime version: ' + str(version)
                 print 'pypo not compatible with this version of Airtime.'