diff --git a/pymongo/__init__.py b/pymongo/__init__.py
index ac0adfbfe..ac173f01e 100644
--- a/pymongo/__init__.py
+++ b/pymongo/__init__.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ SLOW_ONLY = 1
 ALL = 2
 """Profile all operations."""
 
-version_tuple = (3, 6, 'rc0')
+version_tuple = (3, 6, 'rc1.dev0')
 
 def get_version_string():
     if isinstance(version_tuple[-1], str):
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 41cef7678..ee86e38ad 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     _HAVE_SPHINX = False
 
-version = "3.6rc0"
+version = "3.6rc1.dev0"
 
 f = open("README.rst")
 try: