diff --git a/invokeai/version/invokeai_version.py b/invokeai/version/invokeai_version.py
index 2d4d8300a6e..aa78e332925 100644
--- a/invokeai/version/invokeai_version.py
+++ b/invokeai/version/invokeai_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "5.0.0.a2"
+__version__ = "5.0.0.a3"