diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index d3328104b5..73e0804451 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3550,7 +3550,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "minotari_app_grpc"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "argon2",
  "base64 0.13.1",
@@ -3579,7 +3579,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "minotari_app_utilities"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "clap 3.2.25",
  "dialoguer 0.10.4",
@@ -3601,7 +3601,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "minotari_chat_ffi"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "cbindgen",
  "chrono",
@@ -3626,7 +3626,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "minotari_console_wallet"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "blake2",
  "chrono",
@@ -3682,14 +3682,14 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "minotari_ledger_wallet_common"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bs58 0.5.1",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "minotari_ledger_wallet_comms"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "borsh",
  "dialoguer 0.11.0",
@@ -3711,7 +3711,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "minotari_merge_mining_proxy"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bincode",
@@ -3753,7 +3753,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "minotari_miner"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "base64 0.13.1",
  "borsh",
@@ -3790,7 +3790,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "minotari_mining_helper_ffi"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "borsh",
  "cbindgen",
@@ -3809,7 +3809,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "minotari_node"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -3866,7 +3866,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "minotari_wallet"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "argon2",
  "async-trait",
@@ -3917,7 +3917,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "minotari_wallet_ffi"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "borsh",
  "cbindgen",
@@ -6393,7 +6393,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tari_chat_client"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -6420,7 +6420,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tari_common"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "config",
@@ -6445,7 +6445,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tari_common_sqlite"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "diesel",
  "diesel_migrations",
@@ -6459,7 +6459,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tari_common_types"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "base64 0.21.5",
  "bitflags 2.4.1",
@@ -6484,7 +6484,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tari_comms"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -6534,7 +6534,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tari_comms_dht"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bitflags 2.4.1",
@@ -6578,7 +6578,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tari_comms_rpc_macros"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "futures 0.3.29",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -6593,7 +6593,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tari_contacts"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "diesel",
@@ -6627,7 +6627,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tari_core"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "bincode",
@@ -6727,11 +6727,11 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tari_features"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tari_hashing"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "blake2",
  "borsh",
@@ -6789,7 +6789,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tari_key_manager"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "argon2",
  "async-trait",
@@ -6824,7 +6824,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tari_libtor"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "derivative",
  "libtor",
@@ -6838,7 +6838,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tari_max_size"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "borsh",
  "serde",
@@ -6848,7 +6848,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tari_metrics"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "futures 0.3.29",
@@ -6863,7 +6863,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tari_mmr"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bincode",
  "blake2",
@@ -6881,7 +6881,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tari_p2p"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "clap 3.2.25",
@@ -6919,7 +6919,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tari_script"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "blake2",
  "borsh",
@@ -6937,7 +6937,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tari_service_framework"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -6954,7 +6954,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tari_shutdown"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "futures 0.3.29",
  "tokio",
@@ -6962,7 +6962,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tari_storage"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bincode",
  "lmdb-zero",
@@ -6975,7 +6975,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tari_test_utils"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "futures 0.3.29",
  "futures-test",
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7c415216ef..6c4f93c83b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ The recommended running versions of each network are:
 | Network   | Version        |
 |-----------|----------------|
 | Stagenet  | 1.0.0-alpha.0a |
-| Nextnet   | 1.7.0-rc.4     |
-| Esmeralda | 1.7.0-pre.4    |
+| Nextnet   | 1.8.0-rc.0     |
+| Esmeralda | 1.8.0-pre.0    |
 
 For more detail about versioning, see [Release Ideology](https://github.com/tari-project/tari/blob/development/docs/src/branching_releases.md).
 
diff --git a/applications/minotari_app_grpc/Cargo.toml b/applications/minotari_app_grpc/Cargo.toml
index 6e7244d6be..e96ea151e9 100644
--- a/applications/minotari_app_grpc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/applications/minotari_app_grpc/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ authors = ["The Tari Development Community"]
 description = "This crate is to provide a single source for all cross application grpc files and conversions to and from tari::core"
 repository = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ tonic = { version = "0.12.3", features = ["tls"] }
 zeroize = "1"
 
 [build-dependencies]
-tari_features = { path = "../../common/tari_features", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
+tari_features = { path = "../../common/tari_features", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
 tonic-build = "0.12.3"
 
 [package.metadata.cargo-machete]
diff --git a/applications/minotari_app_utilities/Cargo.toml b/applications/minotari_app_utilities/Cargo.toml
index f85894371e..8a1c96c6a4 100644
--- a/applications/minotari_app_utilities/Cargo.toml
+++ b/applications/minotari_app_utilities/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "minotari_app_utilities"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 authors = ["The Tari Development Community"]
 edition = "2018"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ tari_common = { path = "../../common", features = [
     "build",
     "static-application-info",
 ] }
-tari_features = { path = "../../common/tari_features", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
+tari_features = { path = "../../common/tari_features", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
 
 [features]
 miner_input = ["minotari_app_grpc"]
diff --git a/applications/minotari_console_wallet/Cargo.toml b/applications/minotari_console_wallet/Cargo.toml
index 62c58889ad..b813f6b8c9 100644
--- a/applications/minotari_console_wallet/Cargo.toml
+++ b/applications/minotari_console_wallet/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "minotari_console_wallet"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 authors = ["The Tari Development Community"]
 edition = "2018"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ license = "BSD-3-Clause"
 [dependencies]
 minotari_app_grpc = { path = "../minotari_app_grpc" }
 minotari_app_utilities = { path = "../minotari_app_utilities" }
-minotari_ledger_wallet_comms = { path = "../../applications/minotari_ledger_wallet/comms", version = "1.7.0-pre.4", optional = true }
+minotari_ledger_wallet_comms = { path = "../../applications/minotari_ledger_wallet/comms", version = "1.8.0-pre.0", optional = true }
 tari_common = { path = "../../common" }
 tari_common_types = { path = "../../base_layer/common_types" }
 tari_comms = { path = "../../comms/core" }
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ default-features = false
 features = ["crossterm"]
 
 [build-dependencies]
-tari_features = { path = "../../common/tari_features", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
+tari_features = { path = "../../common/tari_features", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
 
 [features]
 default = ["libtor", "ledger"]
diff --git a/applications/minotari_ledger_wallet/common/Cargo.toml b/applications/minotari_ledger_wallet/common/Cargo.toml
index b4eb995259..f56716b331 100644
--- a/applications/minotari_ledger_wallet/common/Cargo.toml
+++ b/applications/minotari_ledger_wallet/common/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "minotari_ledger_wallet_common"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 authors = ["The Tari Development Community"]
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
 edition = "2021"
diff --git a/applications/minotari_ledger_wallet/comms/Cargo.toml b/applications/minotari_ledger_wallet/comms/Cargo.toml
index a651a12289..5da4718c90 100644
--- a/applications/minotari_ledger_wallet/comms/Cargo.toml
+++ b/applications/minotari_ledger_wallet/comms/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "minotari_ledger_wallet_comms"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 authors = ["The Tari Development Community"]
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
 edition = "2021"
diff --git a/applications/minotari_ledger_wallet/wallet/Cargo.lock b/applications/minotari_ledger_wallet/wallet/Cargo.lock
index 0734d0e672..90dbf6694a 100644
--- a/applications/minotari_ledger_wallet/wallet/Cargo.lock
+++ b/applications/minotari_ledger_wallet/wallet/Cargo.lock
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ checksum = "68354c5c6bd36d73ff3feceb05efa59b6acb7626617f4962be322a825e61f79a"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "minotari_ledger_wallet"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "blake2",
  "borsh",
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tari_hashing"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
  "borsh",
  "digest",
diff --git a/applications/minotari_ledger_wallet/wallet/Cargo.toml b/applications/minotari_ledger_wallet/wallet/Cargo.toml
index 3e8db87f3b..3853bca4fa 100644
--- a/applications/minotari_ledger_wallet/wallet/Cargo.toml
+++ b/applications/minotari_ledger_wallet/wallet/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "minotari_ledger_wallet"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 authors = ["The Tari Development Community"]
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
 edition = "2021"
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 tari_crypto = { version = "0.21.0", default-features = false, features = [
     "borsh",
 ] }
-tari_hashing = { path = "../../../hashing", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
+tari_hashing = { path = "../../../hashing", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
 
 minotari_ledger_wallet_common = { path = "../common" }
 
diff --git a/applications/minotari_merge_mining_proxy/Cargo.toml b/applications/minotari_merge_mining_proxy/Cargo.toml
index 6525a6e987..9427af3520 100644
--- a/applications/minotari_merge_mining_proxy/Cargo.toml
+++ b/applications/minotari_merge_mining_proxy/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ authors = ["The Tari Development Community"]
 description = "The Tari merge mining proxy for xmrig"
 repository = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2018"
 
 [features]
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ url = "2.1.1"
 scraper = "0.19.0"
 
 [build-dependencies]
-tari_features = { path = "../../common/tari_features", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
+tari_features = { path = "../../common/tari_features", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 hyper = { version ="0.14.12", features = ["full"] }
diff --git a/applications/minotari_miner/Cargo.toml b/applications/minotari_miner/Cargo.toml
index d13a13faaf..5fcff23fb1 100644
--- a/applications/minotari_miner/Cargo.toml
+++ b/applications/minotari_miner/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ authors = ["The Tari Development Community"]
 description = "The tari miner implementation"
 repository = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/applications/minotari_node/Cargo.toml b/applications/minotari_node/Cargo.toml
index 439a225444..f565f05f2e 100644
--- a/applications/minotari_node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/applications/minotari_node/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ authors = ["The Tari Development Community"]
 description = "The tari full base node implementation"
 repository = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ tari_shutdown = { path = "../../infrastructure/shutdown" }
 tari_utilities = { version = "0.8" }
 tari_key_manager = { path = "../../base_layer/key_manager", features = [
     "key_manager_service",
-], version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
+], version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
 
 anyhow = "1.0.53"
 async-trait = "0.1.52"
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ safe = []
 libtor = ["tari_libtor"]
 
 [build-dependencies]
-tari_features = { path = "../../common/tari_features", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
+tari_features = { path = "../../common/tari_features", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
 
 [package.metadata.cargo-machete]
 ignored = [
diff --git a/base_layer/chat_ffi/Cargo.toml b/base_layer/chat_ffi/Cargo.toml
index 81c5457aee..14c14dea2e 100644
--- a/base_layer/chat_ffi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/base_layer/chat_ffi/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name = "minotari_chat_ffi"
 authors = ["The Tari Development Community"]
 description = "Tari cryptocurrency chat C FFI bindings"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/base_layer/common_types/Cargo.toml b/base_layer/common_types/Cargo.toml
index 3ca2cc61e3..d13a3637fa 100644
--- a/base_layer/common_types/Cargo.toml
+++ b/base_layer/common_types/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ name = "tari_common_types"
 authors = ["The Tari Development Community"]
 description = "Tari cryptocurrency common types"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
 tari_crypto = { version = "0.21.0" }
 tari_utilities = { version = "0.8" }
-tari_common = { path = "../../common", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
+tari_common = { path = "../../common", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
 minotari_ledger_wallet_common = { path = "../../applications/minotari_ledger_wallet/common" }
 chacha20poly1305 = "0.10.1"
 bitflags = { version = "2.4", features = ["serde"] }
diff --git a/base_layer/contacts/Cargo.toml b/base_layer/contacts/Cargo.toml
index 0800f6716c..c49f5ea31d 100644
--- a/base_layer/contacts/Cargo.toml
+++ b/base_layer/contacts/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,22 +3,22 @@ name = "tari_contacts"
 authors = ["The Tari Development Community"]
 description = "Tari contacts library"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
-tari_common = { path = "../../common", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
-tari_common_sqlite = { path = "../../common_sqlite", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
-tari_common_types = { path = "../../base_layer/common_types", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
-tari_comms = { path = "../../comms/core", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
-tari_comms_dht = { path = "../../comms/dht", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
+tari_common = { path = "../../common", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
+tari_common_sqlite = { path = "../../common_sqlite", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
+tari_common_types = { path = "../../base_layer/common_types", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
+tari_comms = { path = "../../comms/core", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
+tari_comms_dht = { path = "../../comms/dht", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
 tari_crypto = { version = "0.21.0" }
 tari_max_size = { path = "../../infrastructure/max_size" }
 tari_p2p = { path = "../p2p", features = [
     "auto-update",
-], version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
-tari_service_framework = { path = "../service_framework", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
-tari_shutdown = { path = "../../infrastructure/shutdown", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
+], version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
+tari_service_framework = { path = "../service_framework", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
+tari_shutdown = { path = "../../infrastructure/shutdown", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
 tari_utilities = { version = "0.8" }
 
 chrono = { version = "0.4.19", default-features = false, features = ["serde"] }
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ tari_test_utils = { path = "../../infrastructure/test_utils" }
 tempfile = "3.1.0"
 
 [build-dependencies]
-tari_common = { path = "../../common", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
+tari_common = { path = "../../common", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
 
 [package.metadata.cargo-machete]
 ignored = [
diff --git a/base_layer/contacts/src/chat_client/Cargo.toml b/base_layer/contacts/src/chat_client/Cargo.toml
index 0b291c0f23..9ade91177d 100644
--- a/base_layer/contacts/src/chat_client/Cargo.toml
+++ b/base_layer/contacts/src/chat_client/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name = "tari_chat_client"
 authors = ["The Tari Development Community"]
 description = "Tari cucumber chat client"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 
 edition = "2018"
 
diff --git a/base_layer/core/Cargo.toml b/base_layer/core/Cargo.toml
index 364a0be3cb..ed76607804 100644
--- a/base_layer/core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/base_layer/core/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ repository = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari"
 homepage = "https://tari.com"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2018"
 
 [features]
@@ -27,26 +27,26 @@ ledger = ["minotari_ledger_wallet_comms"]
 metrics = ["tari_metrics"]
 
 [dependencies]
-minotari_ledger_wallet_comms = { path = "../../applications/minotari_ledger_wallet/comms", version = "1.7.0-pre.4", optional = true }
-tari_common = { path = "../../common", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
-tari_common_types = { path = "../../base_layer/common_types", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
-tari_comms = { path = "../../comms/core", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
-tari_comms_dht = { path = "../../comms/dht", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
-tari_comms_rpc_macros = { path = "../../comms/rpc_macros", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
+minotari_ledger_wallet_comms = { path = "../../applications/minotari_ledger_wallet/comms", version = "1.8.0-pre.0", optional = true }
+tari_common = { path = "../../common", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
+tari_common_types = { path = "../../base_layer/common_types", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
+tari_comms = { path = "../../comms/core", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
+tari_comms_dht = { path = "../../comms/dht", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
+tari_comms_rpc_macros = { path = "../../comms/rpc_macros", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
 tari_crypto = { version = "0.21.0", features = ["borsh"] }
 tari_max_size = { path = "../../infrastructure/max_size" }
-tari_metrics = { path = "../../infrastructure/metrics", optional = true, version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
-tari_mmr = { path = "../../base_layer/mmr", optional = true, version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
-tari_p2p = { path = "../../base_layer/p2p", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
-tari_script = { path = "../../infrastructure/tari_script", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
-tari_service_framework = { path = "../service_framework", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
-tari_shutdown = { path = "../../infrastructure/shutdown", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
-tari_storage = { path = "../../infrastructure/storage", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
-tari_test_utils = { path = "../../infrastructure/test_utils", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
+tari_metrics = { path = "../../infrastructure/metrics", optional = true, version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
+tari_mmr = { path = "../../base_layer/mmr", optional = true, version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
+tari_p2p = { path = "../../base_layer/p2p", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
+tari_script = { path = "../../infrastructure/tari_script", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
+tari_service_framework = { path = "../service_framework", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
+tari_shutdown = { path = "../../infrastructure/shutdown", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
+tari_storage = { path = "../../infrastructure/storage", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
+tari_test_utils = { path = "../../infrastructure/test_utils", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
 tari_utilities = { version = "0.8", features = ["borsh"] }
 tari_key_manager = { path = "../key_manager", features = [
     "key_manager_service",
-], version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
+], version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
 tari_common_sqlite = { path = "../../common_sqlite" }
 tari_hashing = { path = "../../hashing" }
 
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ serial_test = "0.5"
 [build-dependencies]
 tari_common = { path = "../../common", features = [
     "build",
-], version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
-tari_features = { path = "../../common/tari_features", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
+], version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
+tari_features = { path = "../../common/tari_features", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
 
 [[bench]]
 name = "mempool"
diff --git a/base_layer/key_manager/Cargo.toml b/base_layer/key_manager/Cargo.toml
index b967120dc8..99c6298579 100644
--- a/base_layer/key_manager/Cargo.toml
+++ b/base_layer/key_manager/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ authors = ["The Tari Development Community"]
 description = "Tari cryptocurrency wallet key management"
 repository = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [lib]
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ crate-type = ["lib", "cdylib"]
 [dependencies]
 tari_crypto = { version = "0.21.0" }
 tari_utilities = { version = "0.8" }
-tari_common_sqlite = { path = "../../common_sqlite", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
-tari_common_types = { path = "../../base_layer/common_types", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
-tari_service_framework = { path = "../service_framework", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
+tari_common_sqlite = { path = "../../common_sqlite", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
+tari_common_types = { path = "../../base_layer/common_types", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
+tari_service_framework = { path = "../service_framework", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
 
 async-trait = { version = "0.1.50" }
 chrono = { version = "0.4.19", default-features = false, features = ["serde"] }
diff --git a/base_layer/mmr/Cargo.toml b/base_layer/mmr/Cargo.toml
index 2316ba9d4e..6159052eab 100644
--- a/base_layer/mmr/Cargo.toml
+++ b/base_layer/mmr/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ authors = ["The Tari Development Community"]
 description = "A Merkle Mountain Range implementation"
 repository = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2018"
 
 [features]
diff --git a/base_layer/p2p/Cargo.toml b/base_layer/p2p/Cargo.toml
index a58c5b63b1..8aee2ab94d 100644
--- a/base_layer/p2p/Cargo.toml
+++ b/base_layer/p2p/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "tari_p2p"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 authors = ["The Tari Development community"]
 description = "Tari base layer-specific peer-to-peer communication features"
 repository = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari"
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ license = "BSD-3-Clause"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
-tari_comms = { path = "../../comms/core", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
-tari_comms_dht = { path = "../../comms/dht", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
-tari_common = { path = "../../common", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
+tari_comms = { path = "../../comms/core", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
+tari_comms_dht = { path = "../../comms/dht", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
+tari_common = { path = "../../common", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
 tari_crypto = { version = "0.21.0" }
-tari_service_framework = { path = "../service_framework", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
-tari_shutdown = { path = "../../infrastructure/shutdown", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
-tari_storage = { path = "../../infrastructure/storage", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
+tari_service_framework = { path = "../service_framework", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
+tari_shutdown = { path = "../../infrastructure/shutdown", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
+tari_storage = { path = "../../infrastructure/storage", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
 tari_utilities = { version = "0.8" }
 
 anyhow = "1.0.53"
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ tempfile = "3.1.0"
 [build-dependencies]
 tari_common = { path = "../../common", features = [
     "build",
-], version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
+], version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
 
 [features]
 test-mocks = []
diff --git a/base_layer/service_framework/Cargo.toml b/base_layer/service_framework/Cargo.toml
index 201c7e9257..21a8a95409 100644
--- a/base_layer/service_framework/Cargo.toml
+++ b/base_layer/service_framework/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "tari_service_framework"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 authors = ["The Tari Development Community"]
 description = "The Tari communication stack service framework"
 repository = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari"
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ license = "BSD-3-Clause"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
-tari_shutdown = { path = "../../infrastructure/shutdown", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
+tari_shutdown = { path = "../../infrastructure/shutdown", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
 
 anyhow = "1.0.53"
 async-trait = "0.1.50"
diff --git a/base_layer/tari_mining_helper_ffi/Cargo.toml b/base_layer/tari_mining_helper_ffi/Cargo.toml
index 8d8cf13997..7e71d970a9 100644
--- a/base_layer/tari_mining_helper_ffi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/base_layer/tari_mining_helper_ffi/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name = "minotari_mining_helper_ffi"
 authors = ["The Tari Development Community"]
 description = "Tari cryptocurrency miningcore C FFI bindings"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ tari_core = { path = "../core", default-features = false, features = [
     "base_node_proto",
     "base_node",
 ] }
-tari_common_types = { path = "../../base_layer/common_types", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
+tari_common_types = { path = "../../base_layer/common_types", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
 tari_utilities = { version = "0.8" }
 libc = "0.2.65"
 thiserror = "1.0.26"
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ tari_core = { path = "../core", features = ["transactions", "base_node"] }
 rand = "0.8"
 
 [build-dependencies]
-tari_features = { path = "../../common/tari_features", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
+tari_features = { path = "../../common/tari_features", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
 cbindgen = "0.24.3"
 tari_common = { path = "../../common", features = [
     "build",
diff --git a/base_layer/wallet/Cargo.toml b/base_layer/wallet/Cargo.toml
index e81a1cf6ac..ab6110a596 100644
--- a/base_layer/wallet/Cargo.toml
+++ b/base_layer/wallet/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,32 +3,32 @@ name = "minotari_wallet"
 authors = ["The Tari Development Community"]
 description = "Tari cryptocurrency wallet library"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
-tari_common = { path = "../../common", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
-tari_common_sqlite = { path = "../../common_sqlite", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
-tari_common_types = { path = "../../base_layer/common_types", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
-tari_comms = { path = "../../comms/core", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
-tari_comms_dht = { path = "../../comms/dht", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
-tari_contacts = { path = "../../base_layer/contacts", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
+tari_common = { path = "../../common", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
+tari_common_sqlite = { path = "../../common_sqlite", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
+tari_common_types = { path = "../../base_layer/common_types", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
+tari_comms = { path = "../../comms/core", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
+tari_comms_dht = { path = "../../comms/dht", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
+tari_contacts = { path = "../../base_layer/contacts", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
 tari_core = { path = "../../base_layer/core", default-features = false, features = [
     "transactions",
     "mempool_proto",
     "base_node_proto",
-], version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
+], version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
 tari_crypto = { version = "0.21.0" }
 tari_max_size = { path = "../../infrastructure/max_size" }
 tari_key_manager = { path = "../key_manager", features = [
     "key_manager_service",
-], version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
+], version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
 tari_p2p = { path = "../p2p", features = [
     "auto-update",
-], version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
-tari_script = { path = "../../infrastructure/tari_script", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
-tari_service_framework = { path = "../service_framework", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
-tari_shutdown = { path = "../../infrastructure/shutdown", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
+], version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
+tari_script = { path = "../../infrastructure/tari_script", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
+tari_service_framework = { path = "../service_framework", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
+tari_shutdown = { path = "../../infrastructure/shutdown", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
 tari_utilities = { version = "0.8" }
 
 # Uncomment for tokio tracing via tokio-console (needs "tracing" features)
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ zeroize = "1"
 tari_common = { path = "../../common", features = [
     "build",
     "static-application-info",
-], version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
+], version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 tari_p2p = { path = "../p2p", features = ["test-mocks"] }
diff --git a/base_layer/wallet_ffi/Cargo.toml b/base_layer/wallet_ffi/Cargo.toml
index 3b4418bd6e..3b76ac2892 100644
--- a/base_layer/wallet_ffi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/base_layer/wallet_ffi/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name = "minotari_wallet_ffi"
 authors = ["The Tari Development Community"]
 description = "Tari cryptocurrency wallet C FFI bindings"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ tari_common = { path = "../../common", features = [
     "build",
     "static-application-info",
 ] }
-tari_features = { path = "../../common/tari_features", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
+tari_features = { path = "../../common/tari_features", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
 
 [lints.rust]
 unexpected_cfgs = { level = "warn", check-cfg = [
diff --git a/changelog-development.md b/changelog-development.md
index ac6b9dd765..204b451d90 100644
--- a/changelog-development.md
+++ b/changelog-development.md
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [standard-version](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/standard-version) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [1.8.0-pre.0](https://github.com/tari-project/tari/compare/v1.7.0-pre.4...v1.8.0-pre.0) (2024-10-28)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* close rpc connections when not in use - without close on dial requests ([#6649](https://github.com/tari-project/tari/issues/6649)) ([20e70fa](https://github.com/tari-project/tari/commit/20e70fa25204dfb0e5dff1e35e716bed2de2add0))
+
 ## [1.7.0-pre.4](https://github.com/tari-project/tari/compare/v1.7.0-pre.3...v1.7.0-pre.4) (2024-10-25)
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/changelog-nextnet.md b/changelog-nextnet.md
index 123feca47b..7080c61cd2 100644
--- a/changelog-nextnet.md
+++ b/changelog-nextnet.md
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [standard-version](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/standard-version) for commit guidelines.
 # Changelog
+## [1.8.0-rc.0](https://github.com/tari-project/tari/compare/v1.7.0-rc.4...v1.8.0-rc.0) (2024-10-28)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* close rpc connections when not in use - without close on dial requests ([#6649](https://github.com/tari-project/tari/issues/6649)) ([20e70fa](https://github.com/tari-project/tari/commit/20e70fa25204dfb0e5dff1e35e716bed2de2add0))
+
 ## [1.7.0-rc.4](https://github.com/tari-project/tari/compare/v1.7.0-rc.3...v1.7.0-rc.4) (2024-10-25)
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/common/Cargo.toml b/common/Cargo.toml
index f4f863d81f..b4ea1587d3 100644
--- a/common/Cargo.toml
+++ b/common/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ repository = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari"
 homepage = "https://tari.com"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2018"
 
 [features]
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ build = ["toml", "prost-build"]
 static-application-info = ["git2"]
 
 [dependencies]
-tari_features = { path = "./tari_features", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
+tari_features = { path = "./tari_features", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
 
 anyhow = "1.0.53"
 config = { version = "0.14.0", default-features = false, features = ["toml"] }
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ tari_test_utils = { path = "../infrastructure/test_utils" }
 toml = "0.5.8"
 
 [build-dependencies]
-tari_features = { path = "./tari_features", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
+tari_features = { path = "./tari_features", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
 
 [lints.rust]
 unexpected_cfgs = { level = "warn", check-cfg = [
diff --git a/common/tari_features/Cargo.toml b/common/tari_features/Cargo.toml
index bca14e4c31..6f5a9067aa 100644
--- a/common/tari_features/Cargo.toml
+++ b/common/tari_features/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ repository = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari"
 homepage = "https://tari.com"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2018"
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
diff --git a/common_sqlite/Cargo.toml b/common_sqlite/Cargo.toml
index fd4d5a436a..07d56792fe 100644
--- a/common_sqlite/Cargo.toml
+++ b/common_sqlite/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name = "tari_common_sqlite"
 authors = ["The Tari Development Community"]
 description = "Tari cryptocurrency wallet library"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2018"
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
diff --git a/comms/core/Cargo.toml b/comms/core/Cargo.toml
index 53885d9e3d..706f9ff5d1 100644
--- a/comms/core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/comms/core/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@ repository = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari"
 homepage = "https://tari.com"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
 tari_crypto = { version = "0.21.0" }
-tari_metrics = { path = "../../infrastructure/metrics", optional = true, version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
-tari_storage = { path = "../../infrastructure/storage", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
-tari_shutdown = { path = "../../infrastructure/shutdown", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
+tari_metrics = { path = "../../infrastructure/metrics", optional = true, version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
+tari_storage = { path = "../../infrastructure/storage", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
+tari_shutdown = { path = "../../infrastructure/shutdown", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
 tari_utilities = { version = "0.8" }
 
 anyhow = "1.0.53"
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ tempfile = "3.1.0"
 [build-dependencies]
 tari_common = { path = "../../common", features = [
     "build",
-], version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
+], version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
 
 [features]
 c_integration = []
diff --git a/comms/dht/Cargo.toml b/comms/dht/Cargo.toml
index d2e75f4d92..39afe03046 100644
--- a/comms/dht/Cargo.toml
+++ b/comms/dht/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "tari_comms_dht"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 authors = ["The Tari Development Community"]
 description = "Tari comms DHT module"
 repository = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari"
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@ license = "BSD-3-Clause"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
-tari_comms = { path = "../core", features = ["rpc"], version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
-tari_common = { path = "../../common", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
-tari_comms_rpc_macros = { path = "../rpc_macros", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
+tari_comms = { path = "../core", features = ["rpc"], version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
+tari_common = { path = "../../common", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
+tari_comms_rpc_macros = { path = "../rpc_macros", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
 tari_crypto = { version = "0.21.0" }
 tari_utilities = { version = "0.8" }
-tari_shutdown = { path = "../../infrastructure/shutdown", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
-tari_storage = { path = "../../infrastructure/storage", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
-tari_common_sqlite = { path = "../../common_sqlite", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
+tari_shutdown = { path = "../../infrastructure/shutdown", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
+tari_storage = { path = "../../infrastructure/storage", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
+tari_common_sqlite = { path = "../../common_sqlite", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
 
 anyhow = "1.0.53"
 bitflags = { version = "2.4", features = ["serde"] }
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ clap = "3.2"
 
 
 [build-dependencies]
-tari_common = { path = "../../common", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
+tari_common = { path = "../../common", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
 
 [features]
 test-mocks = []
diff --git a/comms/rpc_macros/Cargo.toml b/comms/rpc_macros/Cargo.toml
index 2aeeec5758..4f76705cef 100644
--- a/comms/rpc_macros/Cargo.toml
+++ b/comms/rpc_macros/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ repository = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari"
 homepage = "https://tari.com"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2018"
 
 [lib]
diff --git a/hashing/Cargo.toml b/hashing/Cargo.toml
index f86f46fffa..bf0a983902 100644
--- a/hashing/Cargo.toml
+++ b/hashing/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "tari_hashing"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2021"
 description = "Tari hash domains"
 authors = ["The Tari Development Community"]
diff --git a/infrastructure/derive/Cargo.toml b/infrastructure/derive/Cargo.toml
index c0edcf2880..5b81e08ca6 100644
--- a/infrastructure/derive/Cargo.toml
+++ b/infrastructure/derive/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ repository = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari"
 homepage = "https://tari.com"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2018"
 
 [lib]
diff --git a/infrastructure/libtor/Cargo.toml b/infrastructure/libtor/Cargo.toml
index 77a8e5dada..a8e0c63537 100644
--- a/infrastructure/libtor/Cargo.toml
+++ b/infrastructure/libtor/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "tari_libtor"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
 
diff --git a/infrastructure/max_size/Cargo.toml b/infrastructure/max_size/Cargo.toml
index 0a56779851..d93e32e569 100644
--- a/infrastructure/max_size/Cargo.toml
+++ b/infrastructure/max_size/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "tari_max_size"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2021"
 description = "Tari max size library"
 authors = ["The Tari Development Community"]
diff --git a/infrastructure/metrics/Cargo.toml b/infrastructure/metrics/Cargo.toml
index 14ac29e51a..c863312103 100644
--- a/infrastructure/metrics/Cargo.toml
+++ b/infrastructure/metrics/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "tari_metrics"
 description = "Tari metrics"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2021"
 authors = ["The Tari Development Community"]
 repository = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari"
diff --git a/infrastructure/shutdown/Cargo.toml b/infrastructure/shutdown/Cargo.toml
index 9575357a9f..eafee3ffe2 100644
--- a/infrastructure/shutdown/Cargo.toml
+++ b/infrastructure/shutdown/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ repository = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari"
 homepage = "https://tari.com"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2018"
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
diff --git a/infrastructure/storage/Cargo.toml b/infrastructure/storage/Cargo.toml
index ddc097b007..4d827f9dc3 100644
--- a/infrastructure/storage/Cargo.toml
+++ b/infrastructure/storage/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ repository = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari"
 homepage = "https://tari.com"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/infrastructure/tari_script/Cargo.toml b/infrastructure/tari_script/Cargo.toml
index 3f45525749..ccbf4c6d43 100644
--- a/infrastructure/tari_script/Cargo.toml
+++ b/infrastructure/tari_script/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "tari_script"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2021"
 description = "Tari script library"
 authors = ["The Tari Development Community"]
diff --git a/infrastructure/test_utils/Cargo.toml b/infrastructure/test_utils/Cargo.toml
index 9a10244ad5..e4d572a177 100644
--- a/infrastructure/test_utils/Cargo.toml
+++ b/infrastructure/test_utils/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "tari_test_utils"
 description = "Utility functions used in Tari test functions"
-version = "1.7.0-pre.4"
+version = "1.8.0-pre.0"
 authors = ["The Tari Development Community"]
 edition = "2018"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ license = "BSD-3-Clause"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
-tari_shutdown = { path = "../shutdown", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
-tari_comms = { path = "../../comms/core", version = "1.7.0-pre.4" }
+tari_shutdown = { path = "../shutdown", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
+tari_comms = { path = "../../comms/core", version = "1.8.0-pre.0" }
 
 futures = { version = "^0.3.1" }
 rand = "0.8"
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index e512a3cae5..3223905177 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "tari",
-  "version": "1.7.0-pre.4",
+  "version": "1.8.0-pre.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {}