diff --git a/src/release.C b/src/release.C
index 27b9088..94c427b 100644
--- a/src/release.C
+++ b/src/release.C
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@
 #include "release.h"
 std::string release(void)
 {
-  return std::string("rel1_71_0");
+  return std::string("rel1_71_0dev");
 }