diff --git a/segno/__init__.py b/segno/__init__.py
index 9a04a68c..f4e3f141 100644
--- a/segno/__init__.py
+++ b/segno/__init__.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 from .encoder import DataOverflowError
 from . import writers, utils
 
-__version__ = '1.6.0'
+__version__ = '1.6.1.dev'
 
 __all__ = ('make', 'make_qr', 'make_micro', 'make_sequence', 'QRCode',
            'QRCodeSequence', 'DataOverflowError')