diff --git a/src/requirementslib/__init__.py b/src/requirementslib/__init__.py
index 20d9c177..ddb17b6e 100644
--- a/src/requirementslib/__init__.py
+++ b/src/requirementslib/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # -*- coding=utf-8 -*-
-__version__ = '1.1.8'
+__version__ = '1.1.9.dev0'
 
 
 from .exceptions import RequirementError