diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 346af2157..78fa537f6 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     "bin": ["bin/composer"],
     "extra": {
         "branch-alias": {
-            "dev-master": "1.5-dev"
+            "dev-master": "1.6-dev"
         }
     },
     "scripts": {