diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ae8040b82d8..bd8d71ae6aa 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 builtins._ASTROPY_PACKAGE_NAME_ = PACKAGENAME
 
 # VERSION should be PEP386 compatible (http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0386)
-VERSION = '1.5.dev'
+VERSION = '3.dev'
 
 # Indicates if this version is a release version
 RELEASE = 'dev' not in VERSION