diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index c785d4567..e2653351c 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ import (
 var GitCommit string
 
 // The main version number that is being run at the moment.
-const Version = "1.2.5"
+const Version = "1.2.6"
 
 // 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