diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 24ff9e5c8c..9fb9e6dc03 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-### 3.7.0dev <- NOTE: the release version number will be 3.7.1 ###
+### 3.7.0devNightly1 <- NOTE: the release version number will be 3.7.1 ###
 
 - Added Pan-Delay code by Detlef Hennings, www.eclim.de
 
diff --git a/Jamulus.pro b/Jamulus.pro
index 9cf579c687..1fe52bf5cf 100755
--- a/Jamulus.pro
+++ b/Jamulus.pro
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION = 3.7.0dev
+VERSION = 3.7.0devNightly1
 
 # use target name which does not use a captital letter at the beginning
 contains(CONFIG, "noupcasename") {