diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 9921d6a31..cec1ad842 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 .. currentmodule:: jinja2
 
+Version 3.1.2
+-------------
+
+Unreleased
+
+
 Version 3.1.1
 -------------
 
diff --git a/src/jinja2/__init__.py b/src/jinja2/__init__.py
index d0f3eaffa..28aae87fa 100644
--- a/src/jinja2/__init__.py
+++ b/src/jinja2/__init__.py
@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@
 from .utils import pass_eval_context as pass_eval_context
 from .utils import select_autoescape as select_autoescape
 
-__version__ = "3.1.1"
+__version__ = "3.1.2.dev0"