diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b36d7a102..9b6156ff5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ endif()
 # version
 set(VERSION_MAJOR "1")
 set(VERSION_MINOR "1")
-set(VERSION_PATCH "")
+set(VERSION_PATCH "1-dev")
 if(VERSION_PATCH STREQUAL "")
   set(VERSION ${VERSION_MAJOR}.${VERSION_MINOR})
 else()
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c7d83a67a..3f8a36c6e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.56)
-AC_INIT(WeeChat, 1.1, flashcode@flashtux.org)
+AC_INIT(WeeChat, 1.1.1-dev, flashcode@flashtux.org)
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([configure.ac])
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign])