diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index 241e6c43..100815c3 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package version
 
 var (
-	Release = "1.26.0"
+	Release = "1.26.1-dev"
 	GitHash string
 )