diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 0f8b73be0..54ec398c5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 ChangeLog :
 ===========
 
+2021/05/14 : 2.5-dev0
+    - MINOR: version: it's development again
+
 2021/05/14 : 2.4.0
     - BUG/MINOR: http_fetch: fix possible uninit sockaddr in fetch_url_ip/port
     - CLEANUP: cli/activity: Remove double spacing in set profiling command
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 197c4d5c2..f7fe15418 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.4.0
+2.5-dev0
diff --git a/doc/configuration.txt b/doc/configuration.txt
index a13a9a77f..11c38945c 100644
--- a/doc/configuration.txt
+++ b/doc/configuration.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
                                 HAProxy
                           Configuration Manual
                          ----------------------
-                              version 2.4
+                              version 2.5
                              willy tarreau
                               2021/05/14
 
diff --git a/doc/intro.txt b/doc/intro.txt
index 54e8ea142..6387ff4c1 100644
--- a/doc/intro.txt
+++ b/doc/intro.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
                              -----------------------
                               HAProxy Starter Guide
                              -----------------------
-                                   version 2.4
+                                   version 2.5
 
 
 This document is an introduction to HAProxy for all those who don't know it, as
diff --git a/doc/management.txt b/doc/management.txt
index 2307d72e8..aaacdfbb5 100644
--- a/doc/management.txt
+++ b/doc/management.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
                              ------------------------
                              HAProxy Management Guide
                              ------------------------
-                                   version 2.4
+                                   version 2.5
 
 
 This document describes how to start, stop, manage, and troubleshoot HAProxy,
diff --git a/include/haproxy/version.h b/include/haproxy/version.h
index 6d67290ce..d89d15a73 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/version.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/version.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #ifdef  CONFIG_PRODUCT_BRANCH
 #define PRODUCT_BRANCH    CONFIG_PRODUCT_BRANCH
 #else
-#define PRODUCT_BRANCH   "2.4"
+#define PRODUCT_BRANCH   "2.5"
 #endif
 
 #ifdef  CONFIG_PRODUCT_STATUS