diff --git a/cmake/versioning.cmake b/cmake/versioning.cmake
index 06a78195..33e5a8f3 100644
--- a/cmake/versioning.cmake
+++ b/cmake/versioning.cmake
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-set(V_MAJOR 2)
-set(V_MINOR 2)
+set(V_MAJOR 3)
+set(V_MINOR 0)
 set(V_PATCH 0)
-set(V_SUFFIX "")
+set(V_SUFFIX "alpha-1")
 
 set(APPIMAGELAUNCHER_VERSION ${V_MAJOR}.${V_MINOR}.${V_PATCH}${V_SUFFIX})