diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index 5ffd3755562..362d1799001 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // $Id$
 
-Drupal 7.0 rc3, 2010-12-23
+Drupal 7.0, xxxx-xx-xx (development version)
 ----------------------
 - Database:
     * Fully rewritten database layer utilizing PHP 5's PDO abstraction layer.
diff --git a/includes/bootstrap.inc b/includes/bootstrap.inc
index 131941bea07..be0a471eb4a 100644
--- a/includes/bootstrap.inc
+++ b/includes/bootstrap.inc
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 /**
  * The current system version.
  */
-define('VERSION', '7.0-rc3');
+define('VERSION', '7.0-dev');
 
 /**
  * Core API compatibility.