diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9d88f633..3ecafced 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "l2ss-py"
-version = "2.11.0"
+version = "2.12.0a1"
 description = "L2 Subsetter Service"
 authors = ["podaac-tva <podaac-tva@jpl.nasa.gov>"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"