diff --git a/contrib/spec/podman.spec.in b/contrib/spec/podman.spec.in
index db79ebedee..fce2afbebb 100644
--- a/contrib/spec/podman.spec.in
+++ b/contrib/spec/podman.spec.in
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Epoch: 99
 %else
 Epoch: 0
 %endif
-Version: 3.0.0
+Version: 3.0.1
 Release: #COMMITDATE#.git%{shortcommit0}%{?dist}
 Summary: Manage Pods, Containers and Container Images
 License: ASL 2.0
diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index 741640e8ca..8785dd9fd6 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 // NOTE: remember to bump the version at the top
 // of the top-level README.md file when this is
 // bumped.
-var Version = semver.MustParse("3.0.0")
+var Version = semver.MustParse("3.0.1-dev")
 
 // APIVersion is the version for the remote
 // client API.  It is used to determine compatibility