diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 16eb94e71..eb7e2bed6 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.21.3
+0.21.98
diff --git a/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal b/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal
index f713bbb0d..5a1b198fa 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal
+++ b/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:           hledger-lib
-version: 0.21.3
+version: 0.21.98
 category:       Finance
 synopsis:       Core data types, parsers and utilities for the hledger accounting tool.
 description:
diff --git a/hledger-web/hledger-web.cabal b/hledger-web/hledger-web.cabal
index bd98d6a05..a992f0e22 100644
--- a/hledger-web/hledger-web.cabal
+++ b/hledger-web/hledger-web.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:           hledger-web
-version: 0.21.3
+version: 0.21.98
 category:       Finance
 synopsis:       A web interface for the hledger accounting tool.
 description:    
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ flag library-only
     Default:       False
 
 library
-    cpp-options:   -DVERSION="0.21.3"
+    cpp-options:   -DVERSION="0.21.98"
     if flag(dev) || flag(library-only)
         cpp-options: -DDEVELOPMENT
  
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ library
                      Hledger.Web.Options
                      -- Setup -- stops yesod devel complaining, requires build-depends: Cabal
     build-depends:
-                     hledger              == 0.21.3
-                   , hledger-lib          == 0.21.3
+                     hledger              == 0.21.98
+                   , hledger-lib          == 0.21.98
                    , base                 >= 4 && < 5
                    , bytestring
                    , clientsession
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ executable         hledger-web
     if flag(library-only)
         Buildable: False
 
-    cpp-options:   -DVERSION="0.21.3"
+    cpp-options:   -DVERSION="0.21.98"
     if flag(dev)
         cpp-options:   -DDEVELOPMENT
 
@@ -200,8 +200,8 @@ executable         hledger-web
                      Hledger.Web.Options
 
     build-depends:
-                     hledger              == 0.21.3
-                   , hledger-lib          == 0.21.3
+                     hledger              == 0.21.98
+                   , hledger-lib          == 0.21.98
                    , base                 >= 4 && < 5
                    , bytestring
                    , clientsession
diff --git a/hledger/hledger.cabal b/hledger/hledger.cabal
index 6f33f84f4..76fbc8e0c 100644
--- a/hledger/hledger.cabal
+++ b/hledger/hledger.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name:           hledger
 -- also in cpp-options below
-version: 0.21.3
+version: 0.21.98
 category:       Finance
 synopsis:       The main command-line interface for the hledger accounting tool.
 description:
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ flag threaded
     Default:       True
 
 library
-  cpp-options:    -DVERSION="0.21.3"
+  cpp-options:    -DVERSION="0.21.98"
   ghc-options:    -W
   -- should be the same as below
   exposed-modules:
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ library
                   Hledger.Cli.Stats
   -- should be the same as below
   build-depends:
-                  hledger-lib == 0.21.3
+                  hledger-lib == 0.21.98
                  ,base >= 4.3 && < 5
                  -- ,cabal-file-th
                  ,containers
@@ -112,13 +112,13 @@ executable hledger
                   Hledger.Cli.Print
                   Hledger.Cli.Register
                   Hledger.Cli.Stats
-  cpp-options:    -DVERSION="0.21.3"
+  cpp-options:    -DVERSION="0.21.98"
   ghc-options:    -W
   if flag(threaded)
        ghc-options:   -threaded
  -- should be the same as above
   build-depends:
-                  hledger-lib == 0.21.3
+                  hledger-lib == 0.21.98
                  ,base >= 4.3 && < 5
                  ,containers
                  ,cmdargs >= 0.10 && < 0.11