diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 3e292da9b03..3c4032f990f 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 VERSION_MAJOR = 2
 VERSION_MINOR = 6
-PATCHLEVEL = 0
+PATCHLEVEL = 99
 VERSION_TWEAK = 0