diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 10138431..b3498470 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-1.4.0.dev0
+1.3.9.dev0
  * #195: Switch to command-like actions as more traditional sub-commands, e.g. "borgmatic create",
    "borgmatic prune", etc. However, the classic dashed options like "--create" still work!
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 72c252b8..9949880d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 
-VERSION = '1.4.0.dev0'
+VERSION = '1.3.9.dev0'
 
 
 setup(