diff --git a/src/anomalib/__init__.py b/src/anomalib/__init__.py
index 09edd93c22..206e9531a9 100644
--- a/src/anomalib/__init__.py
+++ b/src/anomalib/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 from enum import Enum
 
-__version__ = "1.2.0"
+__version__ = "2.0.0dev"
 
 
 class LearningType(str, Enum):