diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 6662adf815..4e6a77e2a8 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-### 3.8.0dev <- NOTE: the release version number will be 3.8.1 ###
+### 3.8.0devNightly1 <- NOTE: the release version number will be 3.8.1 ###
 
 - Internal: Enable signing of macOS binaries via build script (#1856).
   (contributed by @emlynmac)
diff --git a/Jamulus.pro b/Jamulus.pro
index 9778b3daf2..1e7c3c27a8 100644
--- a/Jamulus.pro
+++ b/Jamulus.pro
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION = 3.8.0dev
+VERSION = 3.8.0devNightly1
 
 # use target name which does not use a captital letter at the beginning
 contains(CONFIG, "noupcasename") {