diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c58bedef7d43..9f1e821af8d7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ module = "weave_query.*"
 ignore_errors = true
 
 [tool.bumpversion]
-current_version = "0.51.35"
+current_version = "0.51.36-dev0"
 parse = """(?x)
     (?P<major>0|[1-9]\\d*)\\.
     (?P<minor>0|[1-9]\\d*)\\.
diff --git a/weave/version.py b/weave/version.py
index fb3558c9e85b..d27138fc0022 100644
--- a/weave/version.py
+++ b/weave/version.py
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@
 
 """
 
-VERSION = "0.51.35"
+VERSION = "0.51.36-dev0"