diff --git a/mesonbuild/coredata.py b/mesonbuild/coredata.py
index a6f8aeb73..1ab7d72ea 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/coredata.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/coredata.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from .wrap import WrapMode
 import ast
 import argparse
 
-version = '0.48.0'
+version = '0.48.999'
 backendlist = ['ninja', 'vs', 'vs2010', 'vs2015', 'vs2017', 'xcode']
 
 default_yielding = False