diff --git a/InvenTree/InvenTree/version.py b/InvenTree/InvenTree/version.py
index 62dd0287ad..307e801121 100644
--- a/InvenTree/InvenTree/version.py
+++ b/InvenTree/InvenTree/version.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import re
 
 import common.models
 
-INVENTREE_SW_VERSION = "0.5.0 pre"
+INVENTREE_SW_VERSION = "0.5.0 dev"
 
 INVENTREE_API_VERSION = 12
 
diff --git a/ci/check_version_number.py b/ci/check_version_number.py
index 060dfb0654..ca2dbd71c7 100644
--- a/ci/check_version_number.py
+++ b/ci/check_version_number.py
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         print(f"Checking version number for branch '{args.branch}'")
 
         if args.branch == 'master':
-            print("Development branch")
+            print("- This is a development branch")
             args.dev = True
         elif args.branch == 'stable':
-            print("Stable release branch")
+            print("- This is a stable release branch")
             args.release = True
 
     if args.dev: