diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 96687a720..efc3a4fb6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ include(ECMQtDeclareLoggingCategory)
 include(ECMCoverageOption)
 
 # Do NOT add quote
-set(KDEPIM_DEV_VERSION beta)
+set(KDEPIM_DEV_VERSION alpha)
 
 # add an extra space
 if(DEFINED KDEPIM_DEV_VERSION)