diff --git a/esrally/_version.py b/esrally/_version.py
index 200c23630..7ca793c33 100644
--- a/esrally/_version.py
+++ b/esrally/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "2.11.1"
+__version__ = "2.11.1.dev0"