diff --git a/invokeai/version/invokeai_version.py b/invokeai/version/invokeai_version.py
index c4a9a53916..044404b919 100644
--- a/invokeai/version/invokeai_version.py
+++ b/invokeai/version/invokeai_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "4.2.9.dev7"
+__version__ = "4.2.9.dev8"