diff --git a/fs/version.go b/fs/version.go
index f3992cb1e..5c7c2027e 100644
--- a/fs/version.go
+++ b/fs/version.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 package fs
 
 // Version of rclone
-var Version = "v1.40"
+var Version = "v1.40-DEV"