diff --git a/mesonbuild/coredata.py b/mesonbuild/coredata.py
index de401ceb2..65a6a1f4d 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/coredata.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/coredata.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import ast
 import argparse
 import configparser
 
-version = '0.49.0'
+version = '0.49.999'
 backendlist = ['ninja', 'vs', 'vs2010', 'vs2015', 'vs2017', 'xcode']
 
 default_yielding = False