diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index c43b79b7a9..170431b742 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bee-node"
-version = "1.0.0-alpha1"
+version = "1.0.0-alpha.2"
 dependencies = [
  "anymap",
  "async-trait",
diff --git a/bee-node/bee-node/Cargo.toml b/bee-node/bee-node/Cargo.toml
index 31a295c48e..5a5b65f0b4 100644
--- a/bee-node/bee-node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bee-node/bee-node/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "bee-node"
-version = "1.0.0-alpha1"
+version = "1.0.0-alpha.2"
 authors = [ "IOTA Stiftung" ]
 edition = "2021"
 description = "Default node implementations."