diff --git a/glest/__init__.py b/glest/__init__.py
index a94d442..cc4b369 100644
--- a/glest/__init__.py
+++ b/glest/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-__version__ = "0.0.0"
+__version__ = "0.0.1-alpha.0"
 
 from .core import GLEstimator, GLEstimatorCV, Partitioner