diff --git a/Makefile.rule b/Makefile.rule
index daf2d958d..8dbf5eab6 100644
--- a/Makefile.rule
+++ b/Makefile.rule
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #
 
 # This library's version
-VERSION = 0.3.26
+VERSION = 0.3.26.dev
 
 # If you set the suffix, the library name will be libopenblas_$(LIBNAMESUFFIX).a
 # and libopenblas_$(LIBNAMESUFFIX).so. Meanwhile, the soname in shared library