diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 86bab9cf..d9b058f1 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.6.0-dev
+4.0.0-dev
diff --git a/bin/templates/cordova/version b/bin/templates/cordova/version
index ac3bb54d..92d04213 100755
--- a/bin/templates/cordova/version
+++ b/bin/templates/cordova/version
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@
 */
 
 // Coho updates this line:
-var VERSION = "3.6.0-dev";
+var VERSION = "4.0.0-dev";
 
 console.log(VERSION);
diff --git a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/AndroidWebView.java b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/AndroidWebView.java
index be2f9686..b10ed75a 100755
--- a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/AndroidWebView.java
+++ b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/AndroidWebView.java
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ import android.widget.FrameLayout;
 public class AndroidWebView extends WebView implements CordovaWebView {
 
     public static final String TAG = "CordovaWebView";
-    public static final String CORDOVA_VERSION = "3.6.0-dev";
+    public static final String CORDOVA_VERSION = "4.0.0-dev";
 
     private ArrayList<Integer> keyDownCodes = new ArrayList<Integer>();
     private ArrayList<Integer> keyUpCodes = new ArrayList<Integer>();
diff --git a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java
index bdcbeb4f..9ff1e5a8 100644
--- a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java
+++ b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public interface CordovaWebView {
     Object jsMessageQueue = null;
 
     public static final String TAG = "CordovaWebView";
-    public static final String CORDOVA_VERSION = "3.6.0-dev";
+    public static final String CORDOVA_VERSION = "4.0.0-dev";
 
     View getView();