diff --git a/src/pip/__init__.py b/src/pip/__init__.py
index b67e61d06..5a2f3c317 100644
--- a/src/pip/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pip/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ if MYPY_CHECK_RUNNING:
     from typing import List, Optional
 
 
-__version__ = "20.2"
+__version__ = "20.3.dev0"
 
 
 def main(args=None):