diff --git a/VERSION.txt b/VERSION.txt
index d82eecc62f2..48e154bae32 100644
--- a/VERSION.txt
+++ b/VERSION.txt
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 // @license       https://opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php MIT License
 // +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ //
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-3.5.13
+3.6.0-dev