diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index be5a982c..0ce40718 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='spotipy',
-    version='2.24.0',
+    version='3.0.0-alpha',
     description='A light weight Python library for the Spotify Web API',
     long_description=long_description,
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",