diff --git a/internal/version/version.go b/internal/version/version.go
index 14e774fb2..5e4c334d4 100644
--- a/internal/version/version.go
+++ b/internal/version/version.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ const (
 	Major      = 1
 	Minor      = 27
 	Patch      = 1
-	PreRelease = ""
+	PreRelease = "devel"
 )
 
 // String formats the version string for this module in semver format.