diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1a4fa9920..f9de8d5c6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+## 1.6.6 (Upcoming)
+
 ## 1.6.5 (October 30, 2020)
 
 ### FEATURES:
diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index fcc0a1bf2..b0f5dcafc 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ import (
 var GitCommit string
 
 // The main version number that is being run at the moment.
-const Version = "1.6.5"
+const Version = "1.6.6"
 
 // A pre-release marker for the version. If this is "" (empty string)
 // then it means that it is a final release. Otherwise, this is a pre-release
 // such as "dev" (in development), "beta", "rc1", etc.
-const VersionPrerelease = ""
+const VersionPrerelease = "dev"
 
 func FormattedVersion() string {
 	var versionString bytes.Buffer