diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 333e4f99c6d..eed52574b2d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "mongoose",
   "description": "Mongoose MongoDB ODM",
-  "version": "4.3.7",
+  "version": "4.3.8-pre",
   "author": "Guillermo Rauch <guillermo@learnboost.com>",
   "keywords": [
     "mongodb",