diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 7aac888..45b781e 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -118,6 +118,11 @@ If these links are no longer functional, some are archived in the `Internet Arch
 Changelog
 ---------
 
+Version 1.2.0 (next version)
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+* (no changes yet)
+
 Version 1.1.3.post1
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
diff --git a/rsrcfork/__init__.py b/rsrcfork/__init__.py
index a9706d2..cceed40 100644
--- a/rsrcfork/__init__.py
+++ b/rsrcfork/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ This library only understands the resource file's general structure, i. e. the t
 Writing resource data is not supported at all.
 """
 
-__version__ = "1.1.3.post1"
+__version__ = "1.2.0.dev"
 
 __all__ = [
 	"Resource",