diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 40f005f21..d145c563f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ include(ECMAddAppIcon)
 include(ECMQtDeclareLoggingCategory)
 
 # Do NOT add quote
-set(KDEPIM_DEV_VERSION rc)
+set(KDEPIM_DEV_VERSION alpha)
 set(RELEASE_SERVICE_VERSION "20.07.40")
 
 # add an extra space