diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index c9c0d4404e..9c123b8d47 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ require_once('include/dbstructure.php');
 
 define ( 'FRIENDICA_PLATFORM',     'Friendica');
 define ( 'FRIENDICA_CODENAME',     'Lily of the valley');
-define ( 'FRIENDICA_VERSION',      '3.4.2' );
+define ( 'FRIENDICA_VERSION',      '3.4.2 dev' );
 define ( 'DFRN_PROTOCOL_VERSION',  '2.23'    );
 define ( 'DB_UPDATE_VERSION',      1189      );
 define ( 'EOL',                    "<br />\r\n"     );