diff --git a/src/cdk/schematics/migration.json b/src/cdk/schematics/migration.json
index bed8eba56b75..46fdd3891b22 100644
--- a/src/cdk/schematics/migration.json
+++ b/src/cdk/schematics/migration.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
       "factory": "./ng-update/index#updateToV7"
     },
     "migration-v8": {
-      "version": "8",
+      "version": "8-beta",
       "description": "Updates the Angular CDK to v8",
       "factory": "./ng-update/index#updateToV8"
     },
diff --git a/src/lib/schematics/migration.json b/src/lib/schematics/migration.json
index fe62387df9e7..5ed2b19be392 100644
--- a/src/lib/schematics/migration.json
+++ b/src/lib/schematics/migration.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
       "factory": "./ng-update/index#updateToV7"
     },
     "migration-v8": {
-      "version": "8",
+      "version": "8-beta",
       "description": "Updates Angular Material to v8",
       "factory": "./ng-update/index#updateToV8"
     },