diff --git a/mesonbuild/coredata.py b/mesonbuild/coredata.py
index 066ad3082..fba90fa36 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/coredata.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/coredata.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import ast
 import argparse
 import configparser
 
-version = '0.50.0'
+version = '0.50.999'
 backendlist = ['ninja', 'vs', 'vs2010', 'vs2015', 'vs2017', 'xcode']
 
 default_yielding = False