diff --git a/ot/__init__.py b/ot/__init__.py
index bdd2aadd7..161bd5fb5 100644
--- a/ot/__init__.py
+++ b/ot/__init__.py
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 from .utils import dist, unif, tic, toc, toq
 
 
-__version__ = "0.9.7.post1"
+__version__ = "0.9.8.dev"
 
 __all__ = [
     "emd",