diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index a00190f..bdbb146 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 <project default="usage" name="metrics-lib" basedir=".">
 
-  <property name="release.version" value="2.6.0" />
+  <property name="release.version" value="2.6.0-dev" />
   <property name="javadoc-title" value="Tor Metrics Library API Documentation"/>
   <property name="javadoc-excludes" value="**/impl/** **/index/** **/internal/** **/log/**" />
   <property name="implementation-title" value="Tor Metrics Library" />