diff --git a/tools/VERSION b/tools/VERSION
index 618fa3d..e822ddc 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 6
 PATCH 0