diff --git a/openpnm/__version__.py b/openpnm/__version__.py
index 16d1d2d483..862d92694e 100644
--- a/openpnm/__version__.py
+++ b/openpnm/__version__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '3.1.1.dev0'
+__version__ = '3.1.2.dev0'
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 112d9a83d1..5c906b5d5a 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 3.1.1.dev0
+current_version = 3.1.2.dev0
 parse = (?P<major>\d+)\.(?P<minor>\d+)\.(?P<patch>\d+)\.(?P<release>\D+)(?P<build>\d+)?
 serialize = {major}.{minor}.{patch}.{release}{build}