diff --git a/src/flask_sqlalchemy/__init__.py b/src/flask_sqlalchemy/__init__.py
index 7de06603..f7114c69 100644
--- a/src/flask_sqlalchemy/__init__.py
+++ b/src/flask_sqlalchemy/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 from .extension import SQLAlchemy
 
-__version__ = "3.0.0.dev0"
+__version__ = "3.0.0a1"
 
 __all__ = [
     "SQLAlchemy",