diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f2e7ffcb5e..9129c5fe77 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-    AC_INIT(suricata, 3.2dev)
+    AC_INIT(suricata, 4.0dev)
     m4_ifndef([AM_SILENT_RULES], [m4_define([AM_SILENT_RULES],[])])AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])
     m4_ifndef([AS_VERSION_COMPARE], [AC_DEFUN([AS_VERSION_COMPARE],[])])
     AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
diff --git a/src/suricata.h b/src/suricata.h
index 42482bb033..912f33b5d6 100644
--- a/src/suricata.h
+++ b/src/suricata.h
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 
 /* the name of our binary */
 #define PROG_NAME "Suricata"
-#define PROG_VER "3.2dev"
+#define PROG_VER "4.0dev"
 
 /* workaround SPlint error (don't know __gnuc_va_list) */
 #ifdef S_SPLINT_S