diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 91cf495c35d7d..a2201108d4c2c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "npm",
-  "version": "6.7.0",
+  "version": "6.8.0-next.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 30635ff3c8f8e..0244769929dae 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "6.7.0",
+  "version": "6.8.0-next.0",
   "name": "npm",
   "description": "a package manager for JavaScript",
   "keywords": [