diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 94d97340b..92c614aaf 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -6,18 +6,18 @@ org.gradle.parallel=false
 
 group=com.diffplug.spotless
 
-versionLib=1.25.0
+versionLib=1.26.0-SNAPSHOT
 stableLib=1.25.0
 artifactIdLib=spotless-lib
 artifactIdLibExtra=spotless-lib-extra
 artifactIdTestLib=spotless-testlib
 
-versionMaven=1.25.0
+versionMaven=1.26.0-SNAPSHOT
 stableMaven=1.25.0
 # naming convention '-maven-plugin' allows mvn 'spotless:check' instead of 'spotless-plugin-maven:check'
 artifactIdMaven=spotless-maven-plugin
 
-versionGradle=3.25.0
+versionGradle=3.26.0-SNAPSHOT
 stableGradle=3.25.0
 artifactIdGradle=spotless-plugin-gradle
 
diff --git a/plugin-gradle/README.md b/plugin-gradle/README.md
index 439547dd0..07638f1de 100644
--- a/plugin-gradle/README.md
+++ b/plugin-gradle/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ output = [
 [![Maven central](https://img.shields.io/badge/mavencentral-com.diffplug.gradle.spotless%3Aspotless-blue.svg)](https://search.maven.org/#search%7Cgav%7C1%7Cg%3A%22com.diffplug.spotless%22%20AND%20a%3A%22spotless-plugin-gradle%22)
 [![Javadoc](https://img.shields.io/badge/javadoc-3.25.0-blue.svg)](https://diffplug.github.io/spotless/javadoc/spotless-plugin-gradle/3.25.0/)
 
-[![Changelog](https://img.shields.io/badge/changelog-3.25.0-brightgreen.svg)](CHANGES.md)
+[![Changelog](https://img.shields.io/badge/changelog-3.26.0--SNAPSHOT-brightgreen.svg)](CHANGES.md)
 [![Travis CI](https://travis-ci.org/diffplug/spotless.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/diffplug/spotless)
 [![Live chat](https://img.shields.io/badge/gitter-chat-brightgreen.svg)](https://gitter.im/diffplug/spotless)
 [![License Apache](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-apache-brightgreen.svg)](https://tldrlegal.com/license/apache-license-2.0-(apache-2.0))