diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d211669d52..b8e378db7d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-__version__ = '0.95.0'
+__version__ = '0.96.0rc1'
 
 
 setup(