diff --git a/acme/setup.py b/acme/setup.py
index 9851208cc..9ee91676e 100644
--- a/acme/setup.py
+++ b/acme/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.4.0'
+version = '2.5.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'cryptography>=2.5.0',
diff --git a/certbot-apache/setup.py b/certbot-apache/setup.py
index 56b82a276..5f8f86292 100644
--- a/certbot-apache/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-apache/setup.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.4.0'
+version = '2.5.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     # We specify the minimum acme and certbot version as the current plugin
diff --git a/certbot-compatibility-test/setup.py b/certbot-compatibility-test/setup.py
index 5e4a82dc1..43014a78d 100644
--- a/certbot-compatibility-test/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-compatibility-test/setup.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.4.0'
+version = '2.5.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'certbot',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-cloudflare/setup.py b/certbot-dns-cloudflare/setup.py
index b251398ef..1af4e4296 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-cloudflare/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-cloudflare/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.4.0'
+version = '2.5.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'cloudflare>=1.5.1',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-digitalocean/setup.py b/certbot-dns-digitalocean/setup.py
index 4394880e0..34a420f8a 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-digitalocean/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-digitalocean/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.4.0'
+version = '2.5.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'python-digitalocean>=1.11', # 1.15.0 or newer is recommended for TTL support
diff --git a/certbot-dns-dnsimple/setup.py b/certbot-dns-dnsimple/setup.py
index ed8b68568..b0ba741e8 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-dnsimple/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-dnsimple/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.4.0'
+version = '2.5.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     # This version of lexicon is required to address the problem described in
diff --git a/certbot-dns-dnsmadeeasy/setup.py b/certbot-dns-dnsmadeeasy/setup.py
index 90f926a00..46964739d 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-dnsmadeeasy/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-dnsmadeeasy/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.4.0'
+version = '2.5.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'dns-lexicon>=3.2.1',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-gehirn/setup.py b/certbot-dns-gehirn/setup.py
index 8e670f09d..8f8ecac5e 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-gehirn/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-gehirn/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.4.0'
+version = '2.5.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'dns-lexicon>=3.2.1',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-google/setup.py b/certbot-dns-google/setup.py
index aea702ab4..2b5a454e5 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-google/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-google/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.4.0'
+version = '2.5.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'google-api-python-client>=1.5.5',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-linode/setup.py b/certbot-dns-linode/setup.py
index 98377cf39..fea7ed60c 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-linode/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-linode/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.4.0'
+version = '2.5.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'dns-lexicon>=3.2.1',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-luadns/setup.py b/certbot-dns-luadns/setup.py
index 2b24f417a..d20499b00 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-luadns/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-luadns/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.4.0'
+version = '2.5.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'dns-lexicon>=3.2.1',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-nsone/setup.py b/certbot-dns-nsone/setup.py
index f5bcfc94d..61e64de65 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-nsone/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-nsone/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.4.0'
+version = '2.5.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'dns-lexicon>=3.2.1',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-ovh/setup.py b/certbot-dns-ovh/setup.py
index 5abc517f6..1d1647541 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-ovh/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-ovh/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.4.0'
+version = '2.5.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'dns-lexicon>=3.2.1',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-rfc2136/setup.py b/certbot-dns-rfc2136/setup.py
index 080af713d..29d63ce62 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-rfc2136/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-rfc2136/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.4.0'
+version = '2.5.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'dnspython>=1.15.0',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-route53/setup.py b/certbot-dns-route53/setup.py
index 708773be0..2be7d62fb 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-route53/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-route53/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.4.0'
+version = '2.5.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'boto3>=1.15.15',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-sakuracloud/setup.py b/certbot-dns-sakuracloud/setup.py
index 2213cde5a..777c00318 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-sakuracloud/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-sakuracloud/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.4.0'
+version = '2.5.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'dns-lexicon>=3.2.1',
diff --git a/certbot-nginx/setup.py b/certbot-nginx/setup.py
index 394ca2f69..f349e9388 100644
--- a/certbot-nginx/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-nginx/setup.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.4.0'
+version = '2.5.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     # We specify the minimum acme and certbot version as the current plugin
diff --git a/certbot/certbot/__init__.py b/certbot/certbot/__init__.py
index dbe8565fe..ac0583076 100644
--- a/certbot/certbot/__init__.py
+++ b/certbot/certbot/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """Certbot client."""
 # version number like 1.2.3a0, must have at least 2 parts, like 1.2
-__version__ = '2.4.0'
+__version__ = '2.5.0.dev0'