diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 097be2c722e..b478c82df01 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 68.0.0
+current_version = 68.0.99
 commit = True
 tag = True
 
diff --git a/changelog.d/4332.feature.rst b/changelog.d/4332.feature.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 9f46298adc4..00000000000
--- a/changelog.d/4332.feature.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Modernized and refactored VCS handling in package_index.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 0c600675b42..fd53086f245 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = setuptools
-version = 68.0.0.1
+version = 68.0.99
 author = Python Packaging Authority
 author_email = distutils-sig@python.org
 description = Easily download, build, install, upgrade, and uninstall Python packages