diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 7c50ed4..7845c3f 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "osui"
-version = "0.0.8"
+version = "0.0.8-alpha.1"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 description = "A rsx TUI library"