diff --git a/common/smoke-tests/pom.xml b/common/smoke-tests/pom.xml
index dd483295509c..6b5275b4e970 100644
--- a/common/smoke-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/common/smoke-tests/pom.xml
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
       <artifactId>azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob;dependency} -->
+      <version>1.7.1</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob;dependency} -->
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/eng/jacoco-test-coverage/pom.xml b/eng/jacoco-test-coverage/pom.xml
index dfaacc716031..459b52d47727 100644
--- a/eng/jacoco-test-coverage/pom.xml
+++ b/eng/jacoco-test-coverage/pom.xml
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
       <artifactId>azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.1</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob;current} -->
+      <version>1.8.0-beta.1</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob;current} -->
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
diff --git a/eng/versioning/version_client.txt b/eng/versioning/version_client.txt
index 036de2eda7d8..f5e94252a0eb 100644
--- a/eng/versioning/version_client.txt
+++ b/eng/versioning/version_client.txt
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ com.azure:azure-iot-deviceupdate;1.0.0-beta.1;1.0.0-beta.2
 com.azure:azure-iot-modelsrepository;1.0.0-beta.1;1.0.0-beta.2
 com.azure:azure-messaging-eventgrid;4.2.0;4.3.0-beta.1
 com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs;5.7.0;5.7.1
-com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob;1.6.0;1.7.1
+com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob;1.7.1;1.8.0-beta.1
 com.azure:azure-messaging-servicebus;7.2.0;7.3.0-beta.2
 com.azure:azure-messaging-servicebus-track1-perf;1.0.0-beta.1;1.0.0-beta.1
 com.azure:azure-messaging-servicebus-track2-perf;1.0.0-beta.1;1.0.0-beta.1
diff --git a/sdk/boms/azure-spring-cloud-dependencies/pom.xml b/sdk/boms/azure-spring-cloud-dependencies/pom.xml
index fdcf051f1dad..4a2fc1d49420 100644
--- a/sdk/boms/azure-spring-cloud-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk/boms/azure-spring-cloud-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     <azure.spring.appconfigure.version>1.3.0</azure.spring.appconfigure.version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.microsoft.azure:spring-cloud-starter-azure-appconfiguration-config;dependency} -->
     <azure.core.version>1.16.0</azure.core.version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-core;dependency} -->
     <azure.eventhub.version>5.7.0</azure.eventhub.version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs;dependency} -->
-    <azure.eventhub.checkpoint.version>1.6.0</azure.eventhub.checkpoint.version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob;dependency} -->
+    <azure.eventhub.checkpoint.version>1.7.1</azure.eventhub.checkpoint.version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob;dependency} -->
     <azure.servicebus.version>3.6.1</azure.servicebus.version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.microsoft.azure:azure-servicebus;external_dependency} -->
     <azure.storage.queue.version>12.9.0</azure.storage.queue.version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-storage-queue;dependency} -->
   </properties>
diff --git a/sdk/eventhubs/azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob/CHANGELOG.md b/sdk/eventhubs/azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob/CHANGELOG.md
index c6554a6f3774..e2dfc54a93c1 100644
--- a/sdk/eventhubs/azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/sdk/eventhubs/azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Release History
 
+## 1.8.0-beta.1 (Unreleased)
+
+
 ## 1.7.1 (2021-06-01)
 
 ### Dependency Updates
diff --git a/sdk/eventhubs/azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob/pom.xml b/sdk/eventhubs/azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob/pom.xml
index da97dc9b39c7..d977f35724a7 100644
--- a/sdk/eventhubs/azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk/eventhubs/azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
   <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
   <artifactId>azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob</artifactId>
-  <version>1.7.1</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob;current} -->
+  <version>1.8.0-beta.1</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob;current} -->
 
   <name>Microsoft Azure client library for storing checkpoints in Storage Blobs</name>
   <description>Library for using storing checkpoints in Storage Blobs</description>
diff --git a/sdk/eventhubs/pom.xml b/sdk/eventhubs/pom.xml
index d116f476400f..d9c41ff94153 100644
--- a/sdk/eventhubs/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk/eventhubs/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         <dependency>
           <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
           <artifactId>azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob</artifactId>
-          <version>1.7.1</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob;current} -->
+          <version>1.8.0-beta.1</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob;current} -->
         </dependency>
       </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporter/pom.xml b/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporter/pom.xml
index 169d528fefe5..3a7aab9fb517 100644
--- a/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporter/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporter/pom.xml
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
       <artifactId>azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0</version>  <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob;dependency} -->
+      <version>1.7.1</version>  <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob;dependency} -->
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/sdk/spring/azure-spring-cloud-stream-binder-eventhubs/pom.xml b/sdk/spring/azure-spring-cloud-stream-binder-eventhubs/pom.xml
index 24d0c4ad8cdf..86fc93c7d9a3 100644
--- a/sdk/spring/azure-spring-cloud-stream-binder-eventhubs/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk/spring/azure-spring-cloud-stream-binder-eventhubs/pom.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
       <artifactId>azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob;dependency} -->
+      <version>1.7.1</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob;dependency} -->
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/sdk/spring/azure-spring-integration-eventhubs/pom.xml b/sdk/spring/azure-spring-integration-eventhubs/pom.xml
index af8ed05ff503..ae7904a1d15b 100644
--- a/sdk/spring/azure-spring-integration-eventhubs/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk/spring/azure-spring-integration-eventhubs/pom.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
       <artifactId>azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob;dependency} -->
+      <version>1.7.1</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob;dependency} -->
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.azure.spring</groupId>