diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 1a2faac5..f233cddb 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-PyWb 0.9.6
-==========
+PyWb 0.9.7-dev
+==============
 
 .. image:: https://travis-ci.org/ikreymer/pywb.svg?branch=master
       :target: https://travis-ci.org/ikreymer/pywb
diff --git a/pywb/__init__.py b/pywb/__init__.py
index a8d3d033..e635fee0 100644
--- a/pywb/__init__.py
+++ b/pywb/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = '0.9.6'
+__version__ = '0.9.7-dev'
 
 DEFAULT_CONFIG = 'pywb/default_config.yaml'