diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 4a36342fcab700951adb18ae7adc930997f6c3f4..2468aa9eae58cd93c52688a418a1af2c218cbe03 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.0.0
+3.0.0-dev