diff --git a/picard/__init__.py b/picard/__init__.py
index 5535fda3db..0bf01a76cc 100644
--- a/picard/__init__.py
+++ b/picard/__init__.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 PICARD_DISPLAY_NAME = "MusicBrainz Picard"
 PICARD_APP_ID = "org.musicbrainz.Picard"
 PICARD_DESKTOP_NAME = PICARD_APP_ID + ".desktop"
-PICARD_VERSION = Version(2, 9, 1, 'final', 0)
+PICARD_VERSION = Version(2, 10, 0, 'dev', 1)
 
 
 # optional build version