diff --git a/eventlet/__init__.py b/eventlet/__init__.py
index b70405e..51b7e61 100644
--- a/eventlet/__init__.py
+++ b/eventlet/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version_info = (0, 9, 6)
+version_info = (0, 9, 7, 'dev1')
 __version__ = ".".join(map(str, version_info))
 
 try: