diff --git a/ffpyplayer/__init__.py b/ffpyplayer/__init__.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/ffpyplayer/__init__.py
+++ b/ffpyplayer/__init__.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import platform
 
 __all__ = ('dep_bins', )
 
-__version__ = '4.0.1'
+__version__ = '4.1.0.dev0'
 version = __version__
 
 # the ffmpeg src git version tested and upto date with,
Bump to <I>.dev0.