diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4c49a3a..f55fe88 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ rust_ext = RustExtension(
 
 setup(
     name = 'bdkpython',
-    version = '0.0.5',
+    version = '0.0.6.dev',
     description="The Python language bindings for the bitcoindevkit",
     long_description=LONG_DESCRIPTION,
     long_description_content_type='text/markdown',