diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0a2132e..3ff8f73 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "avvio",
-  "version": "6.3.0",
+  "version": "7.0.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Asynchronous bootstrapping of Node applications",
   "main": "boot.js",
   "scripts": {