diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 01de30b..5a4e4db 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Scratch for Java Studio is a desktop IDE for students moving from Scratch to
 Java. It builds projects with [Scratch for Java](https://github.com/openpatch/scratch-for-java)
 and keeps them as ordinary Java source files that also work in BlueJ and VS Code.
 
-**Status: 0.1.0-alpha.7.** The IDE and its
+**Status: 0.1.0-alpha.8.** The IDE and its
 project format may change while we test it with students and teachers.
 
 ![Scratch for Java Studio with the code editor and the visual stage designer side by side](docs/screenshot.png)
diff --git a/app/pom.xml b/app/pom.xml
index a49e282..df869fb 100644
--- a/app/pom.xml
+++ b/app/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.openpatch.scratch4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>scratch4j-ide</artifactId>
-    <version>0.1.0-alpha.7</version>
+    <version>0.1.0-alpha.8</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>app</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 4ce38b3..d200fc6 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.openpatch.scratch4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>scratch4j-ide</artifactId>
-    <version>0.1.0-alpha.7</version>
+    <version>0.1.0-alpha.8</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>core</artifactId>
diff --git a/export/pom.xml b/export/pom.xml
index 845f71d..e651f55 100644
--- a/export/pom.xml
+++ b/export/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.openpatch.scratch4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>scratch4j-ide</artifactId>
-    <version>0.1.0-alpha.7</version>
+    <version>0.1.0-alpha.8</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>export</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fda4fd8..46002c9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.openpatch.scratch4j</groupId>
   <artifactId>scratch4j-ide</artifactId>
-  <version>0.1.0-alpha.7</version>
+  <version>0.1.0-alpha.8</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>Scratch for Java Studio</name>
diff --git a/runner/pom.xml b/runner/pom.xml
index de4c3d5..2d16d27 100644
--- a/runner/pom.xml
+++ b/runner/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.openpatch.scratch4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>scratch4j-ide</artifactId>
-    <version>0.1.0-alpha.7</version>
+    <version>0.1.0-alpha.8</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>runner</artifactId>
diff --git a/sound/pom.xml b/sound/pom.xml
index 207b5d0..dad0fcf 100644
--- a/sound/pom.xml
+++ b/sound/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.openpatch.scratch4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>scratch4j-ide</artifactId>
-    <version>0.1.0-alpha.7</version>
+    <version>0.1.0-alpha.8</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>sound</artifactId>
diff --git a/ui/pom.xml b/ui/pom.xml
index c58fb8a..195dbdf 100644
--- a/ui/pom.xml
+++ b/ui/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.openpatch.scratch4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>scratch4j-ide</artifactId>
-    <version>0.1.0-alpha.7</version>
+    <version>0.1.0-alpha.8</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>ui</artifactId>