diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index f7291eff..aad3ef0b 100644
--- a/src/version.h
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@
 /* changing minor & major when layout of settings file config.ini changes */
 /* this kind of change is tracked in the settings dialogr */
 /* for other bugfixes and not major feature enhancement just use patch level */
-#define PACKAGE_VERSION_STATE ""
+#define PACKAGE_VERSION_STATE "unstable"
 #define PACKAGE_MAJOR_VERSION 2
-#define PACKAGE_MINOR_VERSION 25
+#define PACKAGE_MINOR_VERSION 26
 #define PACKAGE_PATCH_LEVEL 0
 #define PACKAGE_VERSION "2.25.0"
 #define PACKAGE_REVISION "stable"