diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index b926b27af..9c8ff423f 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@ Starting with version 1.8.0, pybind11 releases use a `semantic versioning
 Changes will be added here periodically from the "Suggested changelog entry"
 block in pull request descriptions.
 
+
+
+IN DEVELOPMENT
+--------------
+
+Changes will be summarized here periodically.
+
 Version 2.10.0 (Jul 15, 2022)
 -----------------------------
 
diff --git a/include/pybind11/detail/common.h b/include/pybind11/detail/common.h
index 1da323f31..05370108f 100644
--- a/include/pybind11/detail/common.h
+++ b/include/pybind11/detail/common.h
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #define PYBIND11_VERSION_MAJOR 2
-#define PYBIND11_VERSION_MINOR 10
-#define PYBIND11_VERSION_PATCH 0
+#define PYBIND11_VERSION_MINOR 11
+#define PYBIND11_VERSION_PATCH 0.dev1
 
 // Similar to Python's convention: https://docs.python.org/3/c-api/apiabiversion.html
 // Additional convention: 0xD = dev
-#define PYBIND11_VERSION_HEX 0x020A0000
+#define PYBIND11_VERSION_HEX 0x020B00D1
 
 #define PYBIND11_NAMESPACE_BEGIN(name) namespace name {
 #define PYBIND11_NAMESPACE_END(name) }
diff --git a/noxfile.py b/noxfile.py
index fe36d70fe..7be1f2544 100644
--- a/noxfile.py
+++ b/noxfile.py
@@ -5,7 +5,17 @@ import nox
 nox.needs_version = ">=2022.1.7"
 nox.options.sessions = ["lint", "tests", "tests_packaging"]
 
-PYTHON_VERISONS = ["3.6", "3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "pypy3.7", "pypy3.8"]
+PYTHON_VERSIONS = [
+    "3.6",
+    "3.7",
+    "3.8",
+    "3.9",
+    "3.10",
+    "3.11",
+    "pypy3.7",
+    "pypy3.8",
+    "pypy3.9",
+]
 
 if os.environ.get("CI", None):
     nox.options.error_on_missing_interpreters = True
@@ -20,7 +30,7 @@ def lint(session: nox.Session) -> None:
     session.run("pre-commit", "run", "-a")
 
 
-@nox.session(python=PYTHON_VERISONS)
+@nox.session(python=PYTHON_VERSIONS)
 def tests(session: nox.Session) -> None:
     """
     Run the tests (requires a compiler).
diff --git a/pybind11/_version.py b/pybind11/_version.py
index b78d5963d..1cb51fc5c 100644
--- a/pybind11/_version.py
+++ b/pybind11/_version.py
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ def _to_int(s: str) -> Union[int, str]:
         return s
 
 
-__version__ = "2.10.0"
+__version__ = "2.11.0.dev1"
 version_info = tuple(_to_int(s) for s in __version__.split("."))