diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9f460c2d84..0d66cabc8d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+## UNRELEASED
+
 ## 0.42.0 (April 04, 2022)
 
 BREAKING CHANGES:
diff --git a/cli/version/version.go b/cli/version/version.go
index a7b4cd010e..6b1c114fe8 100644
--- a/cli/version/version.go
+++ b/cli/version/version.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ var (
 	// A pre-release marker for the version. If this is "" (empty string)
 	// then it means that it is a final release. Otherwise, this is a pre-release
 	// such as "dev" (in development), "beta", "rc1", etc.
-	VersionPrerelease = ""
+	VersionPrerelease = "dev"
 )
 
 // GetHumanVersion composes the parts of the version in a way that's suitable
diff --git a/control-plane/version/version.go b/control-plane/version/version.go
index a7b4cd010e..6b1c114fe8 100644
--- a/control-plane/version/version.go
+++ b/control-plane/version/version.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ var (
 	// A pre-release marker for the version. If this is "" (empty string)
 	// then it means that it is a final release. Otherwise, this is a pre-release
 	// such as "dev" (in development), "beta", "rc1", etc.
-	VersionPrerelease = ""
+	VersionPrerelease = "dev"
 )
 
 // GetHumanVersion composes the parts of the version in a way that's suitable