diff --git a/conf.default/config.xml b/conf.default/config.xml
index 77accc5c2b..bee323f80b 100644
--- a/conf.default/config.xml
+++ b/conf.default/config.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <!-- pfSense default system configuration -->
 <pfsense>
-	<version>7.9</version>
+	<version>8.0</version>
 	<lastchange></lastchange>
 	<theme>pfsense_ng</theme>
 	<sysctl>