diff --git a/image_creator/version.py b/image_creator/version.py
index 59db0cb90748764ad97a7b99440c947213b47288..70100ec2301af3fa4cd84d4d5b6a3f5f73d919a7 100644
--- a/image_creator/version.py
+++ b/image_creator/version.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-__version__ = "0.5.1"
-__version_info__ = ['0', '5', '1']
+__version__ = "0.5.1next"
+__version_info__ = ['0', '5', '1next']
 __version_vcs_info__ = {
-    'branch': 'hotfix-0.5.1',
-    'revid': 'b25b422',
-    'revno': 393}
+    'branch': 'develop',
+    'revid': '7b93cb7',
+    'revno': 395}
 __version_user_info__ = "skalkoto@darkstar.admin.grnet.gr"
diff --git a/version b/version
index 4b9fcbec101a6ff8ec68e0f95131ccda4861407f..57cbc6c49444216ceb799006089aa800a2d36a61 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.5.1
+0.5.1next