diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index 54046b96..23a21019 100644
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = '2.0'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '2.0.0.dev0'
+release = '2.0.1.dev0'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9a1b203d..14ed2492 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "cffi"
-version = "2.0.0.dev0"
+version = "2.0.1.dev0"
 dependencies = [
     "pycparser; implementation_name != 'PyPy'",
 ]
diff --git a/src/c/_cffi_backend.c b/src/c/_cffi_backend.c
index 355a18a7..28ad3c09 100644
--- a/src/c/_cffi_backend.c
+++ b/src/c/_cffi_backend.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #include <Python.h>
 #include "structmember.h"
 #include "misc_thread_common.h"
-#define CFFI_VERSION  "2.0.0.dev0"
+#define CFFI_VERSION  "2.0.1.dev0"
 
 #ifdef MS_WIN32
 #include <windows.h>
diff --git a/src/c/test_c.py b/src/c/test_c.py
index 74ced8b9..b2114435 100644
--- a/src/c/test_c.py
+++ b/src/c/test_c.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def _capture_unraisable_hook(ur_args):
 # ____________________________________________________________
 
 import sys
-assert __version__ == "2.0.0.dev0", ("This test_c.py file is for testing a version"
+assert __version__ == "2.0.1.dev0", ("This test_c.py file is for testing a version"
                                      " of cffi that differs from the one that we"
                                      " get from 'import _cffi_backend'")
 if sys.version_info < (3,):
diff --git a/src/cffi/__init__.py b/src/cffi/__init__.py
index 752496d4..1b5cfe24 100644
--- a/src/cffi/__init__.py
+++ b/src/cffi/__init__.py
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 from .error import CDefError, FFIError, VerificationError, VerificationMissing
 from .error import PkgConfigError
 
-__version__ = "2.0.0.dev0"
-__version_info__ = (2, 0, 0, 'dev0')
+__version__ = "2.0.1.dev0"
+__version_info__ = (2, 0, 1, 'dev0')
 
 # The verifier module file names are based on the CRC32 of a string that
 # contains the following version number.  It may be older than __version__
diff --git a/src/cffi/_embedding.h b/src/cffi/_embedding.h
index 2ac957c8..d198dc01 100644
--- a/src/cffi/_embedding.h
+++ b/src/cffi/_embedding.h
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ static int _cffi_initialize_python(void)
 
         if (f != NULL && f != Py_None) {
             PyFile_WriteString("\nFrom: " _CFFI_MODULE_NAME
-                               "\ncompiled with cffi version: 2.0.0.dev0"
+                               "\ncompiled with cffi version: 2.0.1.dev0"
                                "\n_cffi_backend module: ", f);
             modules = PyImport_GetModuleDict();
             mod = PyDict_GetItemString(modules, "_cffi_backend");