diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 4ed9f3e..7aa9397 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 Changelog
 *********
 
+TBA
+===
+
 2.0.2 (2025-04-08)
 ===========
 
diff --git a/cpplint.py b/cpplint.py
index 7abd2ba..4573d89 100755
--- a/cpplint.py
+++ b/cpplint.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 # if empty, use defaults
 _valid_extensions: set[str] = set()
 
-__VERSION__ = "2.0.2"
+__VERSION__ = "2.0.3-dev0"
 
 _USAGE = """
 Syntax: cpplint.py [--verbose=#] [--output=emacs|eclipse|vs7|junit|sed|gsed]