diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ad94731b..af54711f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## v2.6.0 - UNRELEASED
+
+* TBD
+
 ## v2.5.0 - May 26th, 2026
 
 * Add support for Django 5.2 and 6.0.
diff --git a/django_prometheus/__init__.py b/django_prometheus/__init__.py
index b18a5464..a179337e 100644
--- a/django_prometheus/__init__.py
+++ b/django_prometheus/__init__.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 __all__ = ["middleware", "models", "pip_prometheus"]
 
-__version__ = "2.5.0"
+__version__ = "2.6.0.dev1"
 
 # Import pip_prometheus to export the pip metrics automatically.
 try: