diff --git a/src/config/config.cpp b/src/config/config.cpp
index c122aaa9e..e6218b207 100644
--- a/src/config/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config/config.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 namespace octopus { namespace config {
 
-const VersionNumber Version {0, 2, 0, boost::optional<std::string> {"alpha"}};
+const VersionNumber Version {0, 2, 1, boost::optional<std::string> {"alpha"}};
 
 std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const VersionNumber& version)
 {