diff --git a/cesetup/cesetup.coedit b/cesetup/cesetup.coedit
index d2c05f04..e1a9d9e0 100644
--- a/cesetup/cesetup.coedit
+++ b/cesetup/cesetup.coedit
@@ -84,5 +84,5 @@ object CurrentProject: TCENativeProject
     'cesetup.d'
   )
   ConfigurationIndex = 2
-  version = '3.5.2'
+  version = '3.6.0-alpha.1'
 end
diff --git a/cesetup/version.txt b/cesetup/version.txt
index ccedee9e..702f218a 100644
--- a/cesetup/version.txt
+++ b/cesetup/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v3.5.2
+v3.6.0-alpha.1