diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 3365dbc3..6082284a 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ then, add the `gs-core` to your dependencies:
 <dependency>
     <groupId>com.github.graphstream</groupId>
     <artifactId>gs-core</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0</version>
+    <version>2.0-alpha</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ff5d89db..39d9b983 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>org.graphstream</groupId>
 	<artifactId>gs-core</artifactId>
-	<version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>2.0-alpha</version>
 
 	<name>gs-core</name>
 	<description>