diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 299563f..448c196 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-## 2.3.3-dev.XX.0
-(Add new changes here, and they will be copied to the change section for the
- next dev version)
+## 2.3.3-dev.0.0
 
 ### Core libraries
 
diff --git a/tools/VERSION b/tools/VERSION
index aa48b1b..402a566 100644
--- a/tools/VERSION
+++ b/tools/VERSION
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #  * Deprecating an old ABI version:
 #     - increase OLDEST_SUPPORTED_ABI_VERSION to the version that is supported.
 #
-CHANNEL be
+CHANNEL dev
 MAJOR 2
 MINOR 3
 PATCH 3