diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
index 6199a3294f5..e6aa56b97d3 100644
--- a/version.go
+++ b/version.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ package ipfs
 var CurrentCommit string
 
 // CurrentVersionNumber is the current application's version literal
-const CurrentVersionNumber = "0.11.0-dev"
+const CurrentVersionNumber = "0.12.0-dev"
 
 const ApiVersion = "/go-ipfs/" + CurrentVersionNumber + "/"