diff --git a/pywb/version.py b/pywb/version.py
index 94738b3e..ff40f4b4 100644
--- a/pywb/version.py
+++ b/pywb/version.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = '2.5.0'
+__version__ = '2.6.0.dev0'
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     print(__version__)