diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 6992493e5..c631bcb5b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Changes between 2.4.0 and X
+-----------------------------------
+
+
+
 Changes between 2.3.5 and 2.4
 -----------------------------------
 
diff --git a/_pytest/__init__.py b/_pytest/__init__.py
index 9c93c4430..b3c35201c 100644
--- a/_pytest/__init__.py
+++ b/_pytest/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #
-__version__ = '2.4.0'
+__version__ = '2.4.1.dev1'
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ce98f9255..43b8cc433 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def main():
         name='pytest',
         description='py.test: simple powerful testing with Python',
         long_description = long_description,
-        version='2.4.0',
+        version='2.4.1.dev1',
         url='http://pytest.org',
         license='MIT license',
         platforms=['unix', 'linux', 'osx', 'cygwin', 'win32'],