diff --git a/packages/ccd-js-gen/package.json b/packages/ccd-js-gen/package.json
index 9db16029..b6efd9da 100644
--- a/packages/ccd-js-gen/package.json
+++ b/packages/ccd-js-gen/package.json
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
         "@concordium/web-sdk": ">= 7"
     },
     "dependencies": {
-        "@concordium/web-sdk": "workspace:^8.0.0",
+        "@concordium/web-sdk": "workspace:^",
         "buffer": "^6.0.3",
         "commander": "^11.0.0",
         "sanitize-filename": "^1.6.3",
diff --git a/packages/sdk/package.json b/packages/sdk/package.json
index ea4b2390..97e905dc 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/package.json
+++ b/packages/sdk/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "@concordium/web-sdk",
-    "version": "8.0.0",
+    "version": "8.0.0-alpha.0",
     "license": "Apache-2.0",
     "engines": {
         "node": ">=16"
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index c7196391..e6385dfa 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3565,7 +3565,7 @@ __metadata:
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@concordium/ccd-js-gen@workspace:packages/ccd-js-gen"
   dependencies:
-    "@concordium/web-sdk": "workspace:^8.0.0"
+    "@concordium/web-sdk": "workspace:^"
     "@types/jest": ^26.0.23
     "@types/node": ^20.5.0
     buffer: ^6.0.3
@@ -3695,7 +3695,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
-"@concordium/web-sdk@workspace:^, @concordium/web-sdk@workspace:^8.0.0, @concordium/web-sdk@workspace:packages/sdk":
+"@concordium/web-sdk@workspace:^, @concordium/web-sdk@workspace:packages/sdk":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@concordium/web-sdk@workspace:packages/sdk"
   dependencies: