diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index f860884e14..f3b5e8ca89 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2017-10-16  Florian Weimer  <fweimer@redhat.com>
+
+	* version.h (VERSION): Switch to ".9000" as the development
+	version suffix.
+
 2017-10-16  Florian Weimer  <fweimer@redhat.com>
 
 	[BZ #22050]
diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index b6a0412847..788d0c3509 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 /* This file just defines the current version number of libc.  */
 
 #define RELEASE "development"
-#define VERSION "2.26.90"
+#define VERSION "2.26.9000"