diff --git a/olric.go b/olric.go
index 2be8292a..bbd6f8bb 100644
--- a/olric.go
+++ b/olric.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // ReleaseVersion is the current stable version of Olric
-const ReleaseVersion string = "0.5.4"
+const ReleaseVersion string = "0.6.0-alpha.1"
 
 var (
 	// ErrOperationTimeout is returned when an operation times out.