diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a9c40685a..18ef6a065 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "xrpl-py"
-version = "1.9.0-beta.0"
+version = "1.8.0b1"
 description = "A complete Python library for interacting with the XRP ledger"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/XRPLF/xrpl-py"