diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c984ec6dcb6b1a882031e33f964c42d7de242fa8..702335786c61bc9e74d13cec06451a3fdb610662 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 import glob
 import os
 
-version = '1.0.44'
+version = '1.0.45.dev0'
 name = 'slapos.cookbook'
 long_description = open("README.rst").read() + "\n" + \
     open("CHANGES.rst").read() + "\n"