diff --git a/version.sh b/version.sh
index 42be6eff4..f677ee6ed 100755
--- a/version.sh
+++ b/version.sh
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #
 
 weechat_stable="4.4.0"
-weechat_devel="4.4.0"
+weechat_devel="4.5.0-dev"
 
 stable_major=$(echo "${weechat_stable}" | cut -d"." -f1)
 stable_minor=$(echo "${weechat_stable}" | cut -d"." -f2)