diff --git a/src/common/Version.hxx b/src/common/Version.hxx
index e1c46ca47..ac15e5f7b 100644
--- a/src/common/Version.hxx
+++ b/src/common/Version.hxx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #ifndef VERSION_HXX
 #define VERSION_HXX
 
-#define STELLA_VERSION "5.1"
+#define STELLA_VERSION "5.2_pre"
 #define STELLA_BUILD "4138"
 
 #endif