diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 44288a86ff..628cb11847 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = sopel
-version = 7.0.1
+version = 7.1.0-dev
 description = Simple and extensible IRC bot
 long_description = file: README.rst
 long_description_content_type = text/x-rst