diff --git a/arq/version.py b/arq/version.py
index a5f885c9..6f3d2326 100644
--- a/arq/version.py
+++ b/arq/version.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # Version here is used for the package version via the `[tool.hatch.version]` section of `pyproject.toml`.
-VERSION = '0.25.0'
+VERSION = '0.26.0b1'