diff --git a/common/hugo/version_current.go b/common/hugo/version_current.go
index 2ff4e84e2..c0eb5baf1 100644
--- a/common/hugo/version_current.go
+++ b/common/hugo/version_current.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ package hugo
 // CurrentVersion represents the current build version.
 // This should be the only one.
 var CurrentVersion = Version{
-	Number:     0.69,
-	PatchLevel: 1,
-	Suffix:     "",
+	Number:     0.70,
+	PatchLevel: 0,
+	Suffix:     "-DEV",
 }
diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index a400b7ba9..36f190bf1 100644
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 name: hugo
-version: "0.69.1"
+version: "0.70.0-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/0.69.1-relnotes-ready.md b/temp/0.69.1-relnotes-ready.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 341e75088..000000000
--- a/temp/0.69.1-relnotes-ready.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-
-
-This is a bug-fix release with a couple of important fixes.
-
-*  hugolib/filesystems: Fix typo in test suite [49e6c8cb](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/commit/49e6c8cb4ed83e20f1e0ac164e91c38854177b99) [@panakour](https://github.com/panakour) 
-* Fix class collector when running with --minify [f37e77f2](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/commit/f37e77f2d338cf876cfa637a662acd76f0f2009b) [@bep](https://github.com/bep) [#7161](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/issues/7161)
-* related: Fix toLower [27af5a33](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/commit/27af5a339a4d3c5712b5ed946a636a8c21916039) [@bep](https://github.com/bep) [#7198](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/issues/7198)
-* Fix broken test [b3c82575](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/commit/b3c825756f3251f8b26e53262f9d6f484aecf750) [@bep](https://github.com/bep) 
-* tpl/tmplimpl/template: Change defer RLock to RUnlock [5146dc61](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/commit/5146dc614fc45df698ebf890af06421dea988c96) [@BurtonQin](https://github.com/BurtonQin) 
-* hugolib: Add Unlock before panic [736f84b2](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/commit/736f84b2d539857f7fdd0e42353af80b4dccfe8d) [@BurtonQin](https://github.com/BurtonQin) 
-* docs: Fix typo in Hugo's Security Model [cd4d8202](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/commit/cd4d8202016bd3eb5ed9144c8945edaba73c8cf4) [@sensimevanidus](https://github.com/sensimevanidus) 
-* deps: Update go-org to v1.1.0 [2b28e5a9](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/commit/2b28e5a9cb79af2a8d70c80036f52bcf5399b9df) [@niklasfasching](https://github.com/niklasfasching) 
-* commands: Modify gen chromastyles to output all CSS classes [102ec2da](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/commit/102ec2da7adcc4afb7050b17989f0486f8379679) [@acahir](https://github.com/acahir) [#7167](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/issues/7167)
-* deps: Update to goldmark v1.1.28 [feaa582c](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/commit/feaa582cbe950e82969da5e99e3fb9a3947025df) [@bep](https://github.com/bep) [#7113](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/issues/7113)
-* Fix query parameter handling in server fast render mode [ee67dbef](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/commit/ee67dbeff5bae6941facaaa39cb995a1ee6def03) [@bep](https://github.com/bep) [#7163](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/issues/7163)
-
-
-