diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 70c5b4df1..ee9fcba09 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "solana"
 description = "Blockchain, Rebuilt for Scale"
-version = "0.6.1"
+version = "0.7.0-alpha"
 documentation = "https://docs.rs/solana"
 homepage = "http://solana.com/"
 readme = "README.md"