diff --git a/freqtrade/__init__.py b/freqtrade/__init__.py
index 464a9df97..204b1a0ff 100644
--- a/freqtrade/__init__.py
+++ b/freqtrade/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """ Freqtrade bot """
-__version__ = '2023.12-dev'
+__version__ = '2024.1-dev'
 
 if 'dev' in __version__:
     from pathlib import Path