diff --git a/MANUAL.md b/MANUAL.md
index 8ad2010e3..a9c95a409 100644
--- a/MANUAL.md
+++ b/MANUAL.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ title: hledger user manual
 
 # User manual
 
-Version: 0.18.1
+Version: 0.20pre
 
 ## Introduction