diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index b296230b62..c979dde769 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ require_once('include/dbstructure.php');
 
 define ( 'FRIENDICA_PLATFORM',     'Friendica');
 define ( 'FRIENDICA_CODENAME',     'Asparagus');
-define ( 'FRIENDICA_VERSION',      '3.5' );
+define ( 'FRIENDICA_VERSION',      '3.5.1-dev' );
 define ( 'DFRN_PROTOCOL_VERSION',  '2.23'    );
 define ( 'DB_UPDATE_VERSION',      1202      );