diff --git a/paddlenlp/__init__.py b/paddlenlp/__init__.py
index 00d637890b28..59883c5c57ff 100644
--- a/paddlenlp/__init__.py
+++ b/paddlenlp/__init__.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 PADDLENLP_STABLE_VERSION = "PADDLENLP_STABLE_VERSION"
 
 
-__version__ = "2.5.2.post"
+__version__ = "2.6.0rc.post"
 if os.getenv(PADDLENLP_STABLE_VERSION):
     __version__ = __version__.replace(".post", "")
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9be876fb7b48..8307a53a44bc 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def read_requirements_file(filepath):
     return requirements
 
 
-__version__ = "2.5.2.post"
+__version__ = "2.6.0rc.post"
 if os.getenv(PADDLENLP_STABLE_VERSION):
     __version__ = __version__.replace(".post", "")