diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index bcad733..f083ca2 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ members = [
 default-members = [".", "members/libpt-bin", "members/libpt-core"]
 [workspace.package]
 publish = true
-version = "0.2.9"
+version = "0.2.10-alpha.0"
 edition = "2021"
 authors = ["Christoph J. Scherr <software@cscherr.de>"]
 license = "MIT"