diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4588616..1883ac1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [dev] (MM/DD/YYYY)
+
+### Added
+
+### Changed
+
+### Fixed
+
 ## [2.8.0] (07/23/2026)
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/mkl/_version.py b/mkl/_version.py
index 892994a..0b0d61a 100644
--- a/mkl/_version.py
+++ b/mkl/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "2.8.0"
+__version__ = "2.9.0dev0"