diff --git a/version.sh b/version.sh
index 6a52ff533..3f1a831b2 100755
--- a/version.sh
+++ b/version.sh
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
 #
 
 WEECHAT_STABLE=1.5
-WEECHAT_DEVEL=1.5
-WEECHAT_DEVEL_FULL=1.5
+WEECHAT_DEVEL=1.6
+WEECHAT_DEVEL_FULL=1.6-dev
 
 if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
     echo >&2 "Syntax: $0 stable|devel|devel-full|devel-major|devel-minor|devel-patch"