diff --git a/define/types.go b/define/types.go
index 77e2529f833..015e1e18dd0 100644
--- a/define/types.go
+++ b/define/types.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const (
 	Package = "buildah"
 	// Version for the Package.  Bump version in contrib/rpm/buildah.spec
 	// too.
-	Version = "1.27.0"
+	Version = "1.28.0-dev"
 
 	// DefaultRuntime if containers.conf fails.
 	DefaultRuntime = "runc"