diff --git a/src/pip_shims/__init__.py b/src/pip_shims/__init__.py
index 6c69726..8195d52 100644
--- a/src/pip_shims/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pip_shims/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 from . import shims
 
-__version__ = "0.5.0"
+__version__ = "0.5.1.dev0"
 
 
 if "pip_shims" in sys.modules: