diff --git a/cmd/kind/version/version.go b/cmd/kind/version/version.go
index 8b32e13962..4a168d2b37 100644
--- a/cmd/kind/version/version.go
+++ b/cmd/kind/version/version.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Version is the kind CLI version
-const Version = "0.1.0"
+const Version = "0.2.0-alpha"
 
 // NewCommand returns a new cobra.Command for version
 func NewCommand() *cobra.Command {