diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index d581fdb0..7c572d47 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -981,7 +981,7 @@ checksum = "7704b5fdd17b18ae31c4c1da5a2e0305a2bf17b5249300a9ee9ed7b72114c636"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cp-config"
-version = "3.0.0"
+version = "3.0.0-dev"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
@@ -992,7 +992,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cp-core"
-version = "3.0.0"
+version = "3.0.0-dev"
 dependencies = [
  "image",
  "proptest",
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cp-gui"
-version = "3.0.0"
+version = "3.0.0-dev"
 dependencies = [
  "cp-config",
  "cp-core",
@@ -1030,7 +1030,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cp-mac"
-version = "3.0.0"
+version = "3.0.0-dev"
 dependencies = [
  "cp-core",
  "cp-mac-sys",
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cp-mac-sys"
-version = "3.0.0"
+version = "3.0.0-dev"
 dependencies = [
  "cp-core",
  "objc2 0.6.4",
@@ -1056,7 +1056,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cp-panel"
-version = "3.0.0"
+version = "3.0.0-dev"
 dependencies = [
  "cp-config",
  "cp-core",
@@ -1079,7 +1079,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cp-store"
-version = "3.0.0"
+version = "3.0.0-dev"
 dependencies = [
  "blake3",
  "cp-core",
@@ -1093,7 +1093,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cp-win"
-version = "3.0.0"
+version = "3.0.0-dev"
 dependencies = [
  "cp-core",
  "cp-store",
@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cp-win-sys"
-version = "3.0.0"
+version = "3.0.0-dev"
 dependencies = [
  "cp-core",
  "image",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 1c61cdc1..cecd43d0 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ resolver = "3"
 members = ["crates/*", "app/src-tauri"]
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "3.0.0"
+version = "3.0.0-dev"
 edition = "2024"
 rust-version = "1.98"
 license = "GPL-3.0-only"
diff --git a/app/src-tauri/src/welcome_test.rs b/app/src-tauri/src/welcome_test.rs
index 546a38c3..08227209 100644
--- a/app/src-tauri/src/welcome_test.rs
+++ b/app/src-tauri/src/welcome_test.rs
@@ -118,3 +118,23 @@ fn every_version_in_the_news_is_one_semver_reads() {
         );
     }
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn a_build_made_by_hand_never_marks_a_published_version_as_seen() {
+    let all = said(&["3.0.0", "3.0.0-rc2"]);
+    for welcomed in ["3.0.0-rc1", "3.0.0-rc5", "3.0.0"] {
+        assert_eq!(
+            decide(false, false, Some(welcomed), "3.0.0-dev", &all),
+            Greeting::Nothing,
+            "{welcomed}"
+        );
+        assert!(!behind(Some(welcomed), "3.0.0-dev"), "{welcomed}");
+    }
+    assert_eq!(
+        decide(false, false, Some("3.0.0-dev"), "3.0.0", &all),
+        Greeting::News {
+            versions: said(&["3.0.0", "3.0.0-rc2"])
+        },
+        "the real release still tells what it brings after a build made by hand"
+    );
+}