diff --git a/oteapi_optimade/__init__.py b/oteapi_optimade/__init__.py
index e0a535e..15c4700 100644
--- a/oteapi_optimade/__init__.py
+++ b/oteapi_optimade/__init__.py
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
 Created from cookiecutter-oteapi-plugin, SINTEF, 2022
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.2.0"
+__version__ = "0.2.1-alpha.1"
 __author__ = "Casper Welzel Andersen"
 __author_email__ = "casper.w.andersen@sintef.no"