diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal.php b/core/lib/Drupal.php
index 979da35088ce6486cc0e6f4cb584b6821f4fee36..5050dc63572d38d5d267807a9bf900a116e4c0b2 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal.php
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class Drupal {
   /**
    * The current system version.
    */
-  const VERSION = '8.7.0-alpha2';
+  const VERSION = '8.7.0-dev';
 
   /**
    * Core API compatibility.