diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0dc10787..70eadd6b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "swagger-ui",
-  "version": "2.1.0",
+  "version": "2.1.0-alpha.1",
   "description": "Swagger UI is a dependency-free collection of HTML, Javascript, and CSS assets that dynamically generate beautiful documentation from a Swagger-compliant API",
   "scripts": {
     "build": "PATH=$PATH:./node_modules/.bin cake dist",