diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
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index 8f9c90fc..00000000
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-[bumpversion]
-commit = True
-tag = True
-current_version = 0.8.0rc1
-parse = (?P<major>\d+)\.(?P<minor>\d+)\.(?P<patch>\d+)(\-(?P<release>[a-z]+))?
-serialize = 
-	{major}.{minor}.{patch}rc{release}
-	{major}.{minor}.{patch}
-
-[bumpversion:file:zipline/__init__.py]
-
-[bumpversion:file:.bumpversion.cfg]
-
-[bumpversion:file:conda/zipline/meta.yaml]
-
-[bumpversion:file:setup.py]
-