diff --git a/pymongo/__init__.py b/pymongo/__init__.py
index a373cb181..a0b7aa4dc 100644
--- a/pymongo/__init__.py
+++ b/pymongo/__init__.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ SLOW_ONLY = 1
 ALL = 2
 """Profile all operations."""
 
-version_tuple = (3, 11, 0)
+version_tuple = (3, 11, 1, ".dev0")
 
 def get_version_string():
     if isinstance(version_tuple[-1], str):
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 79b938ddf..f73622fe1 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ except ImportError:
     except ImportError:
         _HAVE_SPHINX = False
 
-version = "3.11.0"
+version = "3.11.1.dev0"
 
 f = open("README.rst")
 try: