diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 430594cac..5e4be53dc 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-jellyfin-server (10.8.0-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+jellyfin-server (10.8.0~beta1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
-  * Forthcoming stable release
+  * New upstream version 10.8.0-beta1; release changelog at https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin/releases/tag/v10.8.0-beta1
 
- -- Jellyfin Packaging Team <packaging@jellyfin.org>  Fri, 04 Dec 2020 21:55:12 -0500
+ -- Jellyfin Packaging Team <packaging@jellyfin.org>  Fri, 25 Mar 2022 22:22:51 -0400
 
 jellyfin-server (10.7.0-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
diff --git a/debian/metapackage/jellyfin b/debian/metapackage/jellyfin
index a9a0ae5b0..c1d4fcd6d 100644
--- a/debian/metapackage/jellyfin
+++ b/debian/metapackage/jellyfin
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Homepage: https://jellyfin.org
 Standards-Version: 3.9.2
 
 Package: jellyfin
-Version: 10.8.0
+Version: 10.8.0~beta1
 Maintainer: Jellyfin Packaging Team <packaging@jellyfin.org>
 Depends: jellyfin-server, jellyfin-web
 Description: Provides the Jellyfin Free Software Media System
diff --git a/fedora/jellyfin.spec b/fedora/jellyfin.spec
index e93944a20..bdbb86fef 100644
--- a/fedora/jellyfin.spec
+++ b/fedora/jellyfin.spec
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 %endif
 
 Name:           jellyfin
-Version:        10.8.0
+Version:        10.8.0~beta1
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        The Free Software Media System
 License:        GPLv3
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ fi
 %systemd_postun_with_restart jellyfin.service
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Mar 25 2022 Jellyfin Packaging Team <packaging@jellyfin.org>
+- New upstream version 10.8.0-beta1; release changelog at https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin/releases/tag/v10.8.0-beta1
 * Mon Nov 29 2021 Brian J. Murrell <brian@interlinx.bc.ca>
 - Add jellyfin-server-lowports.service drop-in in a server-lowports
   subpackage to allow binding to low ports