diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index cd9221f26298630b66f7de12539e69231bc86aa5..39449b30bb0c81a32db4d8ef1fbafefc886f557e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from setuptools import setup, Extension
 from setuptools.command.build_ext import build_ext
 from distutils.version import LooseVersion
 
-VERSION = '0.2'
+VERSION = '0.2.1dev'
 with open('interface/teqpversion.hpp','w') as fpver:
     fpver.write(f'#include <string>\nconst std::string TEQPVERSION = "{VERSION}";')