diff --git a/netbox/netbox/settings.py b/netbox/netbox/settings.py
index b64f5e4b3c5..ef25ae84f31 100644
--- a/netbox/netbox/settings.py
+++ b/netbox/netbox/settings.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
                                "the documentation.")
 
 
-VERSION = '1.6.1'
+VERSION = '1.6.2-dev'
 
 # Import local configuration
 for setting in ['ALLOWED_HOSTS', 'DATABASE', 'SECRET_KEY']: