diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 70be0be6d4..fbd9cad47a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@ endif()
 # Version tokens
 set(NVIM_VERSION_MAJOR 0)
 set(NVIM_VERSION_MINOR 0)
-set(NVIM_VERSION_PATCH 0)
-set(NVIM_VERSION_PRERELEASE "-alpha")
+set(NVIM_VERSION_PATCH 1)
 
 file(TO_CMAKE_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/.git FORCED_GIT_DIR)
 include(GetGitRevisionDescription)