diff --git a/distro/pom.xml b/distro/pom.xml
index c8320bf..f465d77 100644
--- a/distro/pom.xml
+++ b/distro/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         <metadataMappingVersion>1.5.0</metadataMappingVersion>
         <metadataSharingVersion>1.8.0</metadataSharingVersion>
         <openMRSVersion>2.5.12</openMRSVersion>
-        <operationTheaterVersion>1.7.0</operationTheaterVersion>
+        <operationTheaterVersion>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</operationTheaterVersion>
         <providerManagementVersion>2.13.0</providerManagementVersion>
         <rulesEngineVersion>1.0.0</rulesEngineVersion>
         <reportingVersion>1.26.0</reportingVersion>