diff --git a/azure_monitor/setup.cfg b/azure_monitor/setup.cfg
index 465ed0b..840ac0f 100644
--- a/azure_monitor/setup.cfg
+++ b/azure_monitor/setup.cfg
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ package_dir=
     =src
 packages=find_namespace:
 install_requires =
-    opentelemetry-api
-    opentelemetry-sdk
+    opentelemetry-api >= 0.1a.0
+    opentelemetry-sdk >= 0.1a.0
 
 [options.packages.find]
 where = src
diff --git a/azure_monitor/src/azure_monitor/version.py b/azure_monitor/src/azure_monitor/version.py
index 9092865..39c0dd7 100644
--- a/azure_monitor/src/azure_monitor/version.py
+++ b/azure_monitor/src/azure_monitor/version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
 # Licensed under the MIT License.
-__version__ = "0.1.dev0"
+__version__ = "0.1a.0"