diff --git a/version.sh b/version.sh
index 58653f9b0..311cbabd7 100755
--- a/version.sh
+++ b/version.sh
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #
 
 WEECHAT_STABLE="4.0.8"
-WEECHAT_DEVEL="4.0.8"
+WEECHAT_DEVEL="4.0.9-dev"
 
 STABLE_MAJOR=$(echo "${WEECHAT_STABLE}" | cut -d"." -f1)
 STABLE_MINOR=$(echo "${WEECHAT_STABLE}" | cut -d"." -f2)