diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index ca54cd8e0c..2b5b640bc3 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2019.01
+2019.03-dev
diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index 7b4c72f19c..1766e801ed 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ use Friendica\Util\DateTimeFormat;
 
 define('FRIENDICA_PLATFORM',     'Friendica');
 define('FRIENDICA_CODENAME',     'The Tazmans Flax-lily');
-define('FRIENDICA_VERSION',      '2019.01');
+define('FRIENDICA_VERSION',      '2019.03-dev');
 define('DFRN_PROTOCOL_VERSION',  '2.23');
 define('NEW_UPDATE_ROUTINE_VERSION', 1170);