diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index d59de1c529..e9d9c39ee9 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-$PG_VERSION  ='2.16';
+$PG_VERSION  ='2.16+develop';
 $PG_COPYRIGHT_YEARS = '1996-2021';
 
 1;