diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index 039ab82ad9d036b9e471bddb6ea37699d7350b46..d8cef6036514ea0d769109fddf7dd0f61320bd60 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 
+Drupal 7.37, xxxx-xx-xx (development version)
+-----------------------
+
 Drupal 7.36, 2015-04-01
 -----------------------
 - Added a 'file_public_schema' variable which allows modules that define
diff --git a/includes/bootstrap.inc b/includes/bootstrap.inc
index b9d49de992870b9b55f7caa4682be425d4eb091e..104c86f7b3d18f3d68236cdb5eaf6a809cf240c5 100644
--- a/includes/bootstrap.inc
+++ b/includes/bootstrap.inc
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 /**
  * The current system version.
  */
-define('VERSION', '7.36');
+define('VERSION', '7.37-dev');
 
 /**
  * Core API compatibility.