diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d626f033b..65891e269 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <artifactId>opensrp-server-web</artifactId>
     <packaging>war</packaging>
-    <version>2.10.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.10.12-ALPHA-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>opensrp-server-web</name>
     <description>OpenSRP Server Web Application</description>
     <url>https://github.com/OpenSRP/opensrp-server-web</url>