2 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/markdown.py b/markdown.py
index c2910ca..8eafa31 100755
--- a/markdown.py
+++ b/markdown.py
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ License: [GPL 2](http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html) or BSD
 
 """
 
-version = "2.0"
-version_info = (2,0,0, "beta")
+version = "2.0-alpha"
+version_info = (2,0,0, "alpha")
 __revision__ = "$Rev$"
 
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5596eca..aa4027f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from distutils.core import setup
 
 setup(
     name = 'Markdown',
-    version = '1.7',
+    version = '2.0-alpha',
     description = "Python implementation of Markdown.",
     author = "Manfred Stienstra and Yuri takhteyev",
     author_email = "yuri [at] freewisdom.org",