diff --git a/lib/Predis/Profile/ServerVersionNext.php b/lib/Predis/Profile/ServerVersionNext.php
index d72fbf68..8a80694b 100644
--- a/lib/Predis/Profile/ServerVersionNext.php
+++ b/lib/Predis/Profile/ServerVersionNext.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class ServerVersionNext extends ServerVersion26
      */
     public function getVersion()
     {
-        return '3.0';
+        return '2.8';
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Predis/Profile/ServerProfileTest.php b/tests/Predis/Profile/ServerProfileTest.php
index 56d7e804..0dd7ae77 100644
--- a/tests/Predis/Profile/ServerProfileTest.php
+++ b/tests/Predis/Profile/ServerProfileTest.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use Predis\Command\Processor\ProcessorChain;
 class ServerProfileTest extends StandardTestCase
 {
     const DEFAULT_PROFILE_VERSION = '2.4';
-    const DEVELOPMENT_PROFILE_VERSION = '3.0';
+    const DEVELOPMENT_PROFILE_VERSION = '2.8';
 
     /**
      * @group disconnected
diff --git a/tests/Predis/Profile/ServerVersionNextTest.php b/tests/Predis/Profile/ServerVersionNextTest.php
index 4529d42a..2583e3a6 100644
--- a/tests/Predis/Profile/ServerVersionNextTest.php
+++ b/tests/Predis/Profile/ServerVersionNextTest.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class ServerVersionNextTest extends ServerVersionTestCase
      */
     public function getExpectedVersion()
     {
-        return '3.0';
+        return '2.8';
     }
 
     /**