diff --git a/commands/new.go b/commands/new.go
index bd06ebfdd..e0530c0ec 100644
--- a/commands/new.go
+++ b/commands/new.go
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ description = ""
 homepage = "http://example.com/"
 tags = []
 features = []
-min_version = "0.30.1"
+min_version = "0.30"
 
 [author]
   name = ""
diff --git a/docs/config.toml b/docs/config.toml
index 1b54c36e8..f4cd7c5fd 100644
--- a/docs/config.toml
+++ b/docs/config.toml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ twitter = "GoHugoIO"
 [params]
   description = "The world’s fastest framework for building websites"
   ## Used for views in rendered HTML (i.e., rather than using the .Hugo variable)
-  release = "0.30.1"
+  release = "0.31-DEV"
   ## Setting this to true will add a "noindex" to *EVERY* page on the site
   removefromexternalsearch = false
   ## Gh repo for site footer (include trailing slash)
diff --git a/helpers/hugo.go b/helpers/hugo.go
index 0e266dfc2..29c3a3b87 100644
--- a/helpers/hugo.go
+++ b/helpers/hugo.go
@@ -93,9 +93,9 @@ func (v HugoVersion) NextPatchLevel(level int) HugoVersion {
 // CurrentHugoVersion represents the current build version.
 // This should be the only one.
 var CurrentHugoVersion = HugoVersion{
-	Number:     0.30,
-	PatchLevel: 1,
-	Suffix:     "",
+	Number:     0.31,
+	PatchLevel: 0,
+	Suffix:     "-DEV",
 }
 
 func hugoVersion(version float32, patchVersion int, suffix string) string {
diff --git a/snapcraft.yaml b/snapcraft.yaml
index 9b19dc07d..c9481078f 100644
--- a/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 name: hugo
-version: "0.30.1"
+version: "0.31-DEV"
 summary: Fast and Flexible Static Site Generator
 description: |
   Hugo is a static HTML and CSS website generator written in Go. It is
   optimized for speed, easy use and configurability. Hugo takes a directory
   with content and templates and renders them into a full HTML website.
 confinement: strict
-grade: stable # "devel" or "stable"
+grade: devel # "devel" or "stable"
 
 apps:
   hugo:
diff --git a/temp/0.30.1-relnotes-ready.md b/temp/0.30.1-relnotes-ready.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 4d8101fe5..000000000
--- a/temp/0.30.1-relnotes-ready.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-
-
-This is a bug-fix release with two important fixes.
-
-* Fix hugo -w [fa53b13c](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/commit/fa53b13ca0ffb1db6ed20f5353661d3f8a5fd455) [@bep](https://github.com/bep) [#3980](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/issues/3980)
-* Revert sitemap template change to make the Google validator happy [5109ed520](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/commit/5109ed520f2ddde815d50e7b31acbbfc57ce7719) [@bep](https://github.com/bep) [#3978](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/issues/3978)
-
-
-Hugo now has:
-
-* 20285+ [stars](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/stargazers)
-* 454+ [contributors](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/graphs/contributors)
-* 180+ [themes](http://themes.gohugo.io/)