diff --git a/v2/pkg/catalog/config/config.go b/v2/pkg/catalog/config/config.go
index 840d15fa1..25f682b84 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/catalog/config/config.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/catalog/config/config.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ type Config struct {
 const nucleiConfigFilename = ".templates-config.json"
 
 // Version is the current version of nuclei
-const Version = `2.7.7`
+const Version = `2.7.8-dev`
 
 var customConfigDirectory string