diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 195e976..79e1ffb 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = shep
-version = 0.2.0rc1
+version = 0.2.1a1
 description = Multi-state key stores using bit masks
 author = Louis Holbrook
 author_email = dev@holbrook.no