diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e654363a..d32632f8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ else()
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0 FATAL_ERROR)
 endif()
 project(oqs-provider LANGUAGES C)
-set(OQSPROVIDER_VERSION_TEXT "0.6.0")
+set(OQSPROVIDER_VERSION_TEXT "0.6.1-dev")
 set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD 11)
 set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY FIND_LIBRARY_USE_LIB64_PATHS ON)
 if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug")