diff --git a/vimperator/Makefile b/vimperator/Makefile
index 63e812a0..165a4b0f 100644
--- a/vimperator/Makefile
+++ b/vimperator/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #### configuration
 
-VERSION       = 2.0
+VERSION       = 2.1a1pre
 NAME          = vimperator
 
 include ../common/Makefile.common