diff --git a/apps/emqx/include/emqx_release.hrl b/apps/emqx/include/emqx_release.hrl
index ec78091b7..f9154f987 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/include/emqx_release.hrl
+++ b/apps/emqx/include/emqx_release.hrl
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 %% `apps/emqx/src/bpapi/README.md'
 
 %% Community edition
--define(EMQX_RELEASE_CE, "5.0.25").
+-define(EMQX_RELEASE_CE, "5.0.26-alpha.1").
 
 %% Enterprise edition
 -define(EMQX_RELEASE_EE, "5.0.4").