diff --git a/freqtrade/__init__.py b/freqtrade/__init__.py
index 7238eab9d..ff24e09cc 100644
--- a/freqtrade/__init__.py
+++ b/freqtrade/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """Freqtrade bot"""
 
-__version__ = "2026.4-dev"
+__version__ = "2026.5-dev"
 
 if "dev" in __version__:
     from pathlib import Path
diff --git a/ft_client/freqtrade_client/__init__.py b/ft_client/freqtrade_client/__init__.py
index ba368c8e4..5d17a72f5 100644
--- a/ft_client/freqtrade_client/__init__.py
+++ b/ft_client/freqtrade_client/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from freqtrade_client.ft_rest_client import FtRestClient
 
 
-__version__ = "2026.4-dev"
+__version__ = "2026.5-dev"
 
 if "dev" in __version__:
     from pathlib import Path