diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index abfbbc24e..8f55db0fe 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "serverless",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "1.0.0-alpha.1",
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=4.0"
   },