diff --git a/hbmqtt/__init__.py b/hbmqtt/__init__.py
index 97f68e2..ffdb601 100644
--- a/hbmqtt/__init__.py
+++ b/hbmqtt/__init__.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 #
 # See the file license.txt for copying permission.
 
-VERSION = (0, 9, 5, 'final', 0)
+VERSION = (0, 9, 6, 'alpha', 0)