diff --git a/pkg/version/version.go b/pkg/version/version.go
index 5a4dbcf5..87d58586 100644
--- a/pkg/version/version.go
+++ b/pkg/version/version.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	series = "v0.5.0-dev"
+	series = "v0.5.0-alpha"
 )
 
 var (