diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php
index 7c55172d39..ba96278837 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php
@@ -60,12 +60,12 @@ abstract class Kernel implements KernelInterface, TerminableInterface
     protected $startTime;
     protected $loadClassCache;
 
-    const VERSION = '2.8.0-DEV';
+    const VERSION = '2.8.0-BETA1';
     const VERSION_ID = 20800;
     const MAJOR_VERSION = 2;
     const MINOR_VERSION = 8;
     const RELEASE_VERSION = 0;
-    const EXTRA_VERSION = 'DEV';
+    const EXTRA_VERSION = 'BETA1';
 
     const END_OF_MAINTENANCE = '05/2018';
     const END_OF_LIFE = '05/2019';