diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 25780d8532..7610c5442a 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 
 setup(
   name = 'tuf',
-  version = '0.11.2-alpha', # If updating version, also update it in tuf/__init__.py
+  version = '0.11.2.dev1', # If updating version, also update it in tuf/__init__.py
   description = 'A secure updater framework for Python',
   long_description = long_description,
   long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
diff --git a/tuf/__init__.py b/tuf/__init__.py
index 3d95ffd06d..1cc3f5d3b0 100755
--- a/tuf/__init__.py
+++ b/tuf/__init__.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 # setup.py has it hard-coded separately.
 # Currently, when the version is changed, it must be set in both locations.
 # TODO: Single-source the version number.
-__version__ = "0.11.2-alpha"
+__version__ = "0.11.2.dev1"