diff --git a/flexget/_version.py b/flexget/_version.py
index 73f23a311e..63b074cd8f 100644
--- a/flexget/_version.py
+++ b/flexget/_version.py
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@
 The github actions release job will automatically strip the .dev for release,
 and update the version again for continued development.
 """
-__version__ = '3.6.2'
+__version__ = '3.6.3.dev'