diff --git a/spyder/__init__.py b/spyder/__init__.py
index 2ae07018178..708a699ce5b 100644
--- a/spyder/__init__.py
+++ b/spyder/__init__.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 """
 
-version_info = (6, 0, "0a1")
+version_info = (6, 0, 0, "dev0")
 
 __version__ = '.'.join(map(str, version_info))
 __installer_version__ = __version__