diff --git a/ashes.py b/ashes.py
index 4cb7ad3..3f1384e 100644
--- a/ashes.py
+++ b/ashes.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 else:
     string_types = (str, unicode)
 
-__version__ = '17.0.0'
+__version__ = '17.0.1dev'
 __author__ = 'Mahmoud Hashemi'
 __contact__ = 'mahmoudrhashemi@gmail.com'
 __url__ = 'https://github.com/mahmoud/ashes'