diff --git a/cmd/version/version.go b/cmd/version/version.go
index 7f0d004..1ac8aa1 100644
--- a/cmd/version/version.go
+++ b/cmd/version/version.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"runtime/debug"
 )
 
-var version = "2.4.0"
+var version = "2.5.0-next.1"
 
 // Retrieve the currentVersion version with additional vcs info if any.
 func Current() string {