diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 6eee16c..604b0ff 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 Changelog for hydra
 -------------------
 
-Release 8.6-dev
+
+Release 8.7-dev
+* ...
+
+
+Release 8.6
 * added radmin2 module by catatonic prime - great work!
 * smb module now checks if SMBv1 is supported by the server and if signing is required
 * http-form module now supports URLs up to 6000 bytes (thanks to petrock6@github for the patch)
diff --git a/hydra.c b/hydra.c
index 4579f9c..b6e21dd 100644
--- a/hydra.c
+++ b/hydra.c
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ char *SERVICES =
 #define RESTOREFILE "./hydra.restore"
 
 #define PROGRAM   "Hydra"
-#define VERSION   "v8.6"
+#define VERSION   "v8.7-dev"
 #define AUTHOR    "van Hauser/THC"
 #define EMAIL     "<vh@thc.org>"
 #define RESOURCE  "http://www.thc.org/thc-hydra"