diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 689f22cd1a..49e63c613e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ set_default_buildtype()
 # version string, else they are combined with the result of `git describe`.
 set(NVIM_VERSION_MAJOR 0)
 set(NVIM_VERSION_MINOR 9)
-set(NVIM_VERSION_PATCH 5)
-set(NVIM_VERSION_PRERELEASE "") # for package maintainers
+set(NVIM_VERSION_PATCH 6)
+set(NVIM_VERSION_PRERELEASE "-dev") # for package maintainers
 
 # API level
 set(NVIM_API_LEVEL 11)         # Bump this after any API change.