diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+## RENEE development version
+
 ## RENEE 2.6.3
 
 - Upgrade containers to fix $PYTHONPATH clashes in `fc_lane`, `inner_distance`, `tin`, `tin_merge`, and `rnaseq_multiqc`. (#176, @kelly-sovacool)
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
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--- a/VERSION
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@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.6.3
+2.6.3-dev