diff --git a/version.json b/version.json
index 3afe65e7b4..c5916db03d 100644
--- a/version.json
+++ b/version.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dotnet/Nerdbank.GitVersioning/master/src/NerdBank.GitVersioning/version.schema.json",
-  "version": "10.0.0-rc2",
+  "version": "10.1.0-alpha.1",
   "assemblyVersion": {
     "precision": "Build" // optional. Use when you want a more precise assembly version than the default major.minor.
   },