diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c751598a..fbaac5c7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [Unpublished Version / DEV]
+
+### Enhancements & fixes
+
 ## [[2.6.0](https://github.com/nf-core/viralrecon/releases/tag/2.6.0)] - 2023-03-23
 
 ### Credits
diff --git a/nextflow.config b/nextflow.config
index 8641580f..361c3dd7 100644
--- a/nextflow.config
+++ b/nextflow.config
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ manifest {
     description     = """Assembly and intrahost/low-frequency variant calling for viral samples"""
     mainScript      = 'main.nf'
     nextflowVersion = '!>=22.10.1'
-    version         = '2.6.0'
+    version         = '2.7.0dev'
     doi             = 'https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3901628'
 }