diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2b05189718..5c5f1618ea 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-    AC_INIT(suricata, 3.0dev)
+    AC_INIT(suricata, 3.1dev)
     m4_ifndef([AM_SILENT_RULES], [m4_define([AM_SILENT_RULES],[])])AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])
     AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
     AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/suricata.c])
diff --git a/src/suricata.h b/src/suricata.h
index 4ecab38c86..8f3413ca37 100644
--- a/src/suricata.h
+++ b/src/suricata.h
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 
 /* the name of our binary */
 #define PROG_NAME "Suricata"
-#define PROG_VER "3.0dev"
+#define PROG_VER "3.1dev"
 
 /* workaround SPlint error (don't know __gnuc_va_list) */
 #ifdef S_SPLINT_S