diff --git a/scripts/RELEASE.txt b/scripts/RELEASE.txt
index 325c6393..08c6f04b 100644
--- a/scripts/RELEASE.txt
+++ b/scripts/RELEASE.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ RELEASE
 
  * On each platform, run `premake5 package <release branch name> binary`
 
- * Merge working branch to release and tag
+ * Merge working branch to release and tag; push with tags
 
  * Create new release on GitHub from CHANGES.txt; upload files
 
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ RELEASE
 
  * Post annoucement to @industrious on Twitter
 
- * Add release to Freshmeat
-   http://freshmeat.net/projects/premake
-
 
 CYCLE
 
diff --git a/src/host/premake.c b/src/host/premake.c
index 9d6fbe1d..2be283cd 100644
--- a/src/host/premake.c
+++ b/src/host/premake.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #endif
 
 
-#define VERSION        "5.0.0-alpha6"
+#define VERSION        "5.0.0-dev"
 #define COPYRIGHT      "Copyright (C) 2002-2015 Jason Perkins and the Premake Project"
 #define PROJECT_URL    "https://github.com/premake/premake-core/wiki"
 #define ERROR_MESSAGE  "Error: %s\n"