diff --git a/esmf_regrid/__init__.py b/esmf_regrid/__init__.py
index 1e05b45e..9c6070d6 100644
--- a/esmf_regrid/__init__.py
+++ b/esmf_regrid/__init__.py
@@ -27,4 +27,4 @@
 from .schemes import *
 
 
-__version__ = "0.11.0"
+__version__ = "0.12.dev0"