diff --git a/appup.ex b/appup.ex
index d22baa2b8..35b2af8db 100644
--- a/appup.ex
+++ b/appup.ex
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  '0.9.0',
+  '0.9.0-alpha1',
   [
     {'0.8.0', [
       # Upgrade instructions from 0.8.0
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 186c12de4..e0f5e4475 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ defmodule Nostrum.Mixfile do
       app: :nostrum,
       appup: "appup.ex",
       compilers: Mix.compilers() ++ [:appup],
-      version: "0.9.0-dev",
+      version: "0.9.0-alpha1",
       elixir: "~> 1.11",
       elixirc_paths: elixirc_paths(Mix.env()),
       build_embedded: Mix.env() == :prod,
diff --git a/test/nostrum_test.exs b/test/nostrum_test.exs
index acd4380a9..c3350011d 100644
--- a/test/nostrum_test.exs
+++ b/test/nostrum_test.exs
@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@ defmodule NostrumTest do
       {raw_target, _up_instructions, _down_instructions} = appup
       target = Version.parse!(:erlang.list_to_binary(raw_target))
 
-      assert target.major == @version.major
-      assert target.minor == @version.minor
-      assert target.patch == @version.patch
+      assert target == @version
     end
   end
 end