diff --git a/config.toml b/config.toml
index 265a8a111..a7eb54cf8 100644
--- a/config.toml
+++ b/config.toml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ twitter = "GoHugoIO"
 [params]
   description = "The world’s fastest framework for building websites"
   ## Used for views in rendered HTML (i.e., rather than using the .Hugo variable)
-  release = "0.54.0"
+  release = "0.55.0-DEV"
   ## Setting this to true will add a "noindex" to *EVERY* page on the site
   removefromexternalsearch = false
   ## Gh repo for site footer (include trailing slash)