diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php
index f3a22fa06a..965c8e1556 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php
@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@ abstract class Kernel implements KernelInterface, TerminableInterface
     protected $startTime;
     protected $loadClassCache;
 
-    const VERSION = '3.1.5';
-    const VERSION_ID = 30105;
+    const VERSION = '3.1.6-DEV';
+    const VERSION_ID = 30106;
     const MAJOR_VERSION = 3;
     const MINOR_VERSION = 1;
-    const RELEASE_VERSION = 5;
-    const EXTRA_VERSION = '';
+    const RELEASE_VERSION = 6;
+    const EXTRA_VERSION = 'DEV';
 
     const END_OF_MAINTENANCE = '01/2017';
     const END_OF_LIFE = '07/2017';