diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index df3c67f0..a03eeb05 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 Lynis Changelog
 ===============
 
+Lynis 2.6.1 (not released yet)
+
+Changes:
+--------
+
+
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 Lynis 2.6.0 (2018-01-18)
 
 Changes:
diff --git a/lynis b/lynis
index cc7317f1..ab277235 100755
--- a/lynis
+++ b/lynis
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@
     # Version details
     PROGRAM_RELEASE_DATE="2018-01-18"
     PROGRAM_RELEASE_TIMESTAMP=1516291520
-    PROGRAM_RELEASE_TYPE="final" # dev or final
-    PROGRAM_VERSION="2.6.0"
+    PROGRAM_RELEASE_TYPE="dev" # dev or final
+    PROGRAM_VERSION="2.6.1"
 
     # Source, documentation and license
     PROGRAM_SOURCE="https://github.com/CISOfy/lynis"