diff --git a/config.yaml b/config.yaml
index 03308afd..8dc9ebd6 100644
--- a/config.yaml
+++ b/config.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ keywords: 'software, data, lesson, The Carpentries'
 
 # Life cycle stage of the lesson
 # possible values: pre-alpha, alpha, beta, stable
-life_cycle: 'stable'
+life_cycle: 'alpha'
 
 # License of the lesson materials (recommended CC-BY 4.0)
 license: 'CC-BY 4.0'
diff --git a/md5sum.txt b/md5sum.txt
index b40d5f0d..650769ab 100644
--- a/md5sum.txt
+++ b/md5sum.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 "file" "checksum" "built" "date"
 "CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md" "c93c83c630db2fe2462240bf72552548" "site/built/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md" "2023-05-08"
 "LICENSE.md" "b24ebbb41b14ca25cf6b8216dda83e5f" "site/built/LICENSE.md" "2023-05-08"
-"config.yaml" "659302378dd925c1287b66c9be6ee021" "site/built/config.yaml" "2023-05-08"
+"config.yaml" "83989135eb48efc304724723c101f02e" "site/built/config.yaml" "2024-04-08"
 "index.md" "6e7cb446a33072be11b11838c67cebfc" "site/built/index.md" "2023-11-06"
 "episodes/01-getting-started.md" "0bdb6e88da5a56435c08bc3b4ac55a2e" "site/built/01-getting-started.md" "2023-05-08"
 "episodes/02-variables.md" "22b4a5b51685dabb72c8244961f6f706" "site/built/02-variables.md" "2023-05-08"