diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 519e16c6c..a0086ec55 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version: 2.1.0.dev.2.{build}
+version: 2.1.0.dev.3.{build}
 pull_requests:
   do_not_increment_build_number: true
 branches:
diff --git a/picard/__init__.py b/picard/__init__.py
index b27bc8b4c..4e2258d50 100644
--- a/picard/__init__.py
+++ b/picard/__init__.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import re
 
 PICARD_ORG_NAME = "MusicBrainz"
 PICARD_APP_NAME = "Picard"
-PICARD_VERSION = (2, 1, 0, 'dev', 2)
+PICARD_VERSION = (2, 1, 0, 'dev', 3)
 
 
 # optional build version