diff --git a/aider/__init__.py b/aider/__init__.py
index 7c4a9591e..c6945f9d7 100644
--- a/aider/__init__.py
+++ b/aider/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.26.0"
+__version__ = "0.26.1-dev"