diff --git a/version.json b/version.json
index eb56159..8dcf536 100644
--- a/version.json
+++ b/version.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dotnet/Nerdbank.GitVersioning/main/src/NerdBank.GitVersioning/version.schema.json",
-  "version": "2.5.0",
+  "version": "2.6-alpha",
   "publicReleaseRefSpec": [
     "^refs/heads/main$",
     "^refs/heads/hotfix$",