diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 5ddeae0..d4d086f 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+0.7dev:
+
 0.6 (2016-04-11):
     * don't require authentication when getting public collections (#87)
     * allow submit_ratings() and submit_tags() to submit for all supported entities (Ian McEwen, #145)
diff --git a/musicbrainzngs/musicbrainz.py b/musicbrainzngs/musicbrainz.py
index 953c79b..d10296a 100644
--- a/musicbrainzngs/musicbrainz.py
+++ b/musicbrainzngs/musicbrainz.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 from musicbrainzngs import util
 from musicbrainzngs import compat
 
-_version = "0.6"
+_version = "0.7dev"
 _log = logging.getLogger("musicbrainzngs")
 
 LUCENE_SPECIAL = r'([+\-&|!(){}\[\]\^"~*?:\\\/])'