diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 51692e1ef5..854998ef31 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 	"name": "emacs-mcx",
 	"displayName": "Awesome Emacs Keymap",
 	"description": "Emacs Friendly Keymap with multi cursor support, improved mark-mode experience, clipboard and kill-ring integration, and lots of improvements and bug fixes.",
-	"version": "0.19.6",
+	"version": "0.20.0-dev.1",
 	"publisher": "tuttieee",
 	"repository": {
 		"type": "git",