diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index 609644caa7..29deb27c4c 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import sys
 import glob
 
 # Variables for 'waf dist'
-VERSION = '3.0pre0'
+VERSION = '3.0alpha1'
 APPNAME = 'Ardour'
 
 # Mandatory variables