diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5a0bd7d31..a0cf90d93 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>chronicle-map</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0.a-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>OpenHFT/Chronicle-Map</name>
     <description>Chronicle-Map</description>