diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index a5eb39132..d49c68674 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 7.0.2 (Unreleased)
+
+
 ## 7.0.1 (2020-11-19)
 
 - #2328: Honor `use_system_emojis` in emoji-picker
diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
index 6e3290593..fd94cf9df 100644
--- a/RELEASE.md
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     * `cd 7.0.1 && ASSET_PATH=https://cdn.conversejs.org/7.0.1/dist/ make dist && make doc`
     * `cd .. && git pull && ASSET_PATH=https://cdn.conversejs.org/dist/ make dist && make doc`
 10. Update release page on Github
-11. Run `npm pack` to generate tarballs and upload them to the Github release page
+11. Run `npm pack && cd src/headless && npm pack` to generate tarballs. Then upload them to the Github release page
 12. Run `npm publish && cd src/headless/ && npm publish`
 13. Update the repository on weblate
 14. Decide on next release number and run `make postrelease VERSION=7.0.2`
diff --git a/src/headless/converse-core.js b/src/headless/converse-core.js
index ed79c045b..8c30707fe 100644
--- a/src/headless/converse-core.js
+++ b/src/headless/converse-core.js
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ export const _converse = {
 }
 
 
-_converse.VERSION_NAME = "v7.0.1";
+_converse.VERSION_NAME = "v7.0.2dev";
 
 Object.assign(_converse, Events);