diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 97e4c7f7dd..0326860c11 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+Version 2020.03 (unreleased3)
+  Friendica Core:
+
+  Friendica Addons:
+
+  Closed Issues:
+
 Version 2019.12 (2019-12-23)
   Friendica Core:
     Updates to the translations (CS, DE, ET, JA, NL, PL) [translation teams]
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index e921f9477a..42c7b14e4f 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2019.12
+2020.03-dev
diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index a5564f342c..fd87576725 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ use Friendica\Util\DateTimeFormat;
 
 define('FRIENDICA_PLATFORM',     'Friendica');
 define('FRIENDICA_CODENAME',     'Dalmatian Bellflower');
-define('FRIENDICA_VERSION',      '2019.12');
+define('FRIENDICA_VERSION',      '2020.03-dev');
 define('DFRN_PROTOCOL_VERSION',  '2.23');
 define('NEW_UPDATE_ROUTINE_VERSION', 1170);