diff --git a/disnake/__init__.py b/disnake/__init__.py
index f05ead78b8..36c869a864 100644
--- a/disnake/__init__.py
+++ b/disnake/__init__.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 __author__ = "Rapptz, EQUENOS"
 __license__ = "MIT"
 __copyright__ = "Copyright 2015-present Rapptz, 2021-present EQUENOS"
-__version__ = "2.10.0"
+__version__ = "2.11.0a"
 
 __path__ = __import__("pkgutil").extend_path(__path__, __name__)
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class VersionInfo(NamedTuple):
 
 
 # fmt: off
-version_info: VersionInfo = VersionInfo(major=2, minor=10, micro=0, releaselevel="final", serial=0)
+version_info: VersionInfo = VersionInfo(major=2, minor=11, micro=0, releaselevel="alpha", serial=0)
 # fmt: on
 
 logging.getLogger(__name__).addHandler(logging.NullHandler())