diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
index f598f4e6..64fbb803 100644
--- a/version.go
+++ b/version.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ const (
 
 	// appPreRelease MUST only contain characters from semanticAlphabet per
 	// the semantic versioning spec.
-	appPreRelease = "alpha.rc1"
+	appPreRelease = "alpha"
 )
 
 // Version returns the application version as a properly formed string per the