diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5bb4052..cc962b3 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from setuptools import setup
 
 setup(
     name="pytest-xdist",
-    version='1.6',
+    version='1.6.dev2',
     description='py.test xdist plugin for distributed testing and loop-on-failing modes',
     long_description=open('README.txt').read(),
     license='GPLv2 or later',
diff --git a/xdist/__init__.py b/xdist/__init__.py
index 49e36d6..2021c97 100644
--- a/xdist/__init__.py
+++ b/xdist/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #
-__version__ = '1.6'
+__version__ = '1.6.dev2'