2 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 900eb116d..264497f5b 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Next release
+============
+
+- ...
+
 1.5 (2014-04-08)
 ================
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2214611b7..0ace211d7 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ testing_extras = tests_require + [
     ]
 
 setup(name='pyramid',
-      version='1.5',
+      version='1.6dev',
       description='The Pyramid Web Framework, a Pylons project',
       long_description=README + '\n\n' +  CHANGES,
       classifiers=[