diff --git a/bin/cdist-config b/bin/cdist-config
index 026d8419..2e5c63b1 100755
--- a/bin/cdist-config
+++ b/bin/cdist-config
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #
 #
 
-__cdist_version="1.5.0"
+__cdist_version="1.6.0pre"
 
 # Fail if something bogus is going on
 set -u