diff --git a/lib/commonmarker/version.rb b/lib/commonmarker/version.rb
index 1b3ab6cc..0f471c1b 100644
--- a/lib/commonmarker/version.rb
+++ b/lib/commonmarker/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module CommonMarker
-  VERSION = "0.23.6"
+  VERSION = "0.23.7.pre1"
 end