diff --git a/tpot2/_version.py b/tpot2/_version.py
index cbf47f72..16e56e5d 100644
--- a/tpot2/_version.py
+++ b/tpot2/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '0.1.6-alpha'
+__version__ = '0.1.6a1'