diff --git a/core/src/zeit/cms/__init__.py b/core/src/zeit/cms/__init__.py
index 44d1924547..0faeff9461 100644
--- a/core/src/zeit/cms/__init__.py
+++ b/core/src/zeit/cms/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '5.116.0'
+__version__ = '5.117.0.dev0'