diff --git a/fsl/version.py b/fsl/version.py
index b508823918a339e17b7d9ea494c4bfc9ab06ea7a..1c96c456b762fbbc7d194ba3ed98b8a6b42b8a59 100644
--- a/fsl/version.py
+++ b/fsl/version.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ import            re
 import            string
 
 
-__version__ = '2.6.0.dev0'
+__version__ = '2.7.0.dev0'
 """Current version number, as a string. """