diff --git a/igniter/version.py b/igniter/version.py
index 3c627aaa1a..2ff5ed52fd 100644
--- a/igniter/version.py
+++ b/igniter/version.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """Definition of Igniter version."""
 
-__version__ = "1.0.0"
+__version__ = "1.0.0-alpha1"
diff --git a/pype/version.py b/pype/version.py
index 6bcc8dcfb8..43bf9844af 100644
--- a/pype/version.py
+++ b/pype/version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """Package declaring Pype version."""
-__version__ = "3.0.0"
+__version__ = "3.0.0-alpha1"