diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 3626586..efb6a44 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "hypercore"
-version = "0.12.1"
+version = "0.12.2-alpha.1"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 description = "Secure, distributed, append-only log"
 documentation = "https://docs.rs/hypercore"