diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 06f4ee741..e0f64a11b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2.8.7.dev1
+----------
+
+
 2.8.6
 -----
 
diff --git a/_pytest/__init__.py b/_pytest/__init__.py
index 9b9c0c6ce..641025873 100644
--- a/_pytest/__init__.py
+++ b/_pytest/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #
-__version__ = '2.8.6'
+__version__ = '2.8.7.dev1'