diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fbc3eb92..a7573ea6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ update:
 	echo "remember that pymysql was tweaked"
 src:
 	### Use semantic versioning
-	echo 'Version 2.10.4-stable+timestamp.'`date +%Y.%m.%d.%H.%M.%S` > VERSION
+	echo 'Version 2.11.0-alpha+timestamp.'`date +%Y.%m.%d.%H.%M.%S` > VERSION
 	### rm -f all junk files
 	make clean
 	### clean up baisc apps
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 6b40673f..3fd8a1c0 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.10.4-stable+timestamp.2015.04.26.09.05.21
+Version 2.11.0-alpha+timestamp.2015.05.24.19.14.16