diff --git a/lib/paranoia/version.rb b/lib/paranoia/version.rb
index 8dee7876..5c631432 100644
--- a/lib/paranoia/version.rb
+++ b/lib/paranoia/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Paranoia
-  VERSION = "2.0.5"
+  VERSION = "2.1.0.pre"
 end