diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index bf862b4e1..175e152b4 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -191,7 +191,8 @@ class Config(object):
         """
         Gets the version string
         """
-        return "0.26"
+        return "0.26.0.dev0"
+
 
 config = Config()