diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b1e66f8831..8cc302076f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-    AC_INIT(suricata, 4.1.0-dev)
+    AC_INIT(suricata, 5.0.0-dev)
     m4_ifndef([AM_SILENT_RULES], [m4_define([AM_SILENT_RULES],[])])AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])
     AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
     AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/suricata.c])
diff --git a/src/suricata.h b/src/suricata.h
index 33ce1678a5..e1cf5a1043 100644
--- a/src/suricata.h
+++ b/src/suricata.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 
 /* the name of our binary */
 #define PROG_NAME "Suricata"
-#define PROG_VER "4.1.0-dev"
+#define PROG_VER "5.0.0-dev"
 
 /* workaround SPlint error (don't know __gnuc_va_list) */
 #ifdef S_SPLINT_S