diff --git a/pylint/__pkginfo__.py b/pylint/__pkginfo__.py
index 0b4cb96d86..16f3040255 100644
--- a/pylint/__pkginfo__.py
+++ b/pylint/__pkginfo__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # For details: https://github.com/PyCQA/pylint/blob/main/LICENSE
 from typing import Tuple
 
-__version__ = "2.9.5"
+__version__ = "2.9.6-dev0"
 
 
 def get_numversion_from_version(v: str) -> Tuple:
diff --git a/tbump.toml b/tbump.toml
index ea399314de..d1de0ecf93 100644
--- a/tbump.toml
+++ b/tbump.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 github_url = "https://github.com/PyCQA/pylint"
 
 [version]
-current = "2.9.5"
+current = "2.9.6-dev0"
 regex = '''
 ^(?P<major>0|[1-9]\d*)
 \.