diff --git a/spyder_kernels/_version.py b/spyder_kernels/_version.py
index 94327573..f4932aee 100644
--- a/spyder_kernels/_version.py
+++ b/spyder_kernels/_version.py
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@
 
 """Version File."""
 
-VERSION_INFO = (2, 5, 1)
+VERSION_INFO = (2, 6, 0, 'dev0')
 __version__ = '.'.join(map(str, VERSION_INFO))