diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index 3a17ccc2..350d6ee2 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 Before submitting your PR, please review the following checklist:
 
 - [ ] **CHOOSE CORRECT BRANCH**: if filing a bugfix/enhancement
-      against 0.9.x series, choose `master` branch
+      against certain release version, choose `0.9`, `0.10` or `0.11` branch,
+      for dev-edition use `master` branch
 - [ ] **CONSIDER adding a unit test** if your PR resolves an issue
 - [ ] **LIST ISSUES** this PR resolves
 - [ ] **MAKE SURE** this PR doesn't break existing tests
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index cc0c6608..3f9c11b1 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -6,6 +6,16 @@
 Fail2Ban: Changelog
 ===================
 
+ver. 1.0.1-dev-1 (20??/??/??) - development nightly edition
+-----------
+
+### Fixes
+
+### New Features
+
+### Enhancements
+
+
 ver. 0.11.1 (2020/01/11) - this-is-the-way
 -----------
 
diff --git a/fail2ban/version.py b/fail2ban/version.py
index e5efbe77..078e47ef 100644
--- a/fail2ban/version.py
+++ b/fail2ban/version.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ __author__ = "Cyril Jaquier, Yaroslav Halchenko, Steven Hiscocks, Daniel Black"
 __copyright__ = "Copyright (c) 2004 Cyril Jaquier, 2005-2016 Yaroslav Halchenko, 2013-2014 Steven Hiscocks, Daniel Black"
 __license__ = "GPL-v2+"
 
-version = "0.11.1"
+version = "1.0.1.dev1"
 
 def normVersion():
   """ Returns fail2ban version in normalized machine-readable format"""
diff --git a/man/fail2ban-client.1 b/man/fail2ban-client.1
index 745c080a..54b475e3 100644
--- a/man/fail2ban-client.1
+++ b/man/fail2ban-client.1
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.47.4.
-.TH FAIL2BAN-CLIENT "1" "January 2020" "fail2ban-client v0.11.1" "User Commands"
+.TH FAIL2BAN-CLIENT "1" "January 2020" "fail2ban-client v1.0.1.dev1" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
 fail2ban-client \- configure and control the server
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B fail2ban-client
 [\fI\,OPTIONS\/\fR] \fI\,<COMMAND>\/\fR
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-Fail2Ban v0.11.1 reads log file that contains password failure report
+Fail2Ban v1.0.1.dev1 reads log file that contains password failure report
 and bans the corresponding IP addresses using firewall rules.
 .SH OPTIONS
 .TP
diff --git a/man/fail2ban-python.1 b/man/fail2ban-python.1
index 2c9746ee..5237f0fc 100644
--- a/man/fail2ban-python.1
+++ b/man/fail2ban-python.1
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.47.4.
-.TH FAIL2BAN-PYTHON "1" "January 2020" "fail2ban-python 0.11.1" "User Commands"
+.TH FAIL2BAN-PYTHON "1" "January 2020" "fail2ban-python 1.0.1.1" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
 fail2ban-python \- a helper for Fail2Ban to assure that the same Python is used
 .SH DESCRIPTION
diff --git a/man/fail2ban-regex.1 b/man/fail2ban-regex.1
index a703130c..d11fcf43 100644
--- a/man/fail2ban-regex.1
+++ b/man/fail2ban-regex.1
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.47.4.
-.TH FAIL2BAN-REGEX "1" "January 2020" "fail2ban-regex 0.11.1" "User Commands"
+.TH FAIL2BAN-REGEX "1" "January 2020" "fail2ban-regex 1.0.1.dev1" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
 fail2ban-regex \- test Fail2ban "failregex" option
 .SH SYNOPSIS
diff --git a/man/fail2ban-server.1 b/man/fail2ban-server.1
index 418b46dd..ed8aa639 100644
--- a/man/fail2ban-server.1
+++ b/man/fail2ban-server.1
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.47.4.
-.TH FAIL2BAN-SERVER "1" "January 2020" "fail2ban-server v0.11.1" "User Commands"
+.TH FAIL2BAN-SERVER "1" "January 2020" "fail2ban-server v1.0.1.dev1" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
 fail2ban-server \- start the server
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B fail2ban-server
 [\fI\,OPTIONS\/\fR]
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-Fail2Ban v0.11.1 reads log file that contains password failure report
+Fail2Ban v1.0.1.dev1 reads log file that contains password failure report
 and bans the corresponding IP addresses using firewall rules.
 .SH OPTIONS
 .TP
diff --git a/man/fail2ban-testcases.1 b/man/fail2ban-testcases.1
index 6c32cb9e..7a6fa4e4 100644
--- a/man/fail2ban-testcases.1
+++ b/man/fail2ban-testcases.1
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.47.4.
-.TH FAIL2BAN-TESTCASES "1" "January 2020" "fail2ban-testcases 0.11.1" "User Commands"
+.TH FAIL2BAN-TESTCASES "1" "January 2020" "fail2ban-testcases 1.0.1.dev1" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
 fail2ban-testcases \- run Fail2Ban unit-tests
 .SH SYNOPSIS