diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2bc0f62454d12..2ed835d8774e7 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "npm",
-  "version": "6.11.3",
+  "version": "6.12.0-next.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 589c3f5701ebc..8728bdaebe38e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "6.11.3",
+  "version": "6.12.0-next.0",
   "name": "npm",
   "description": "a package manager for JavaScript",
   "keywords": [