diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index bcc64365da..fb302fb277 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
   ],
   "command": {
     "publish": {
+      "distTag": "v8",
       "preDistTag": "next",
       "registry": "https://registry.npmjs.org/"
     },