diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 75599df75b..6b0480890e 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ SONATYPE_HOST=DEFAULT
 RELEASE_SIGNING_ENABLED=true
 
 POM_GROUP_ID=io.coil-kt.coil3
-POM_VERSION=3.0.0-SNAPSHOT
+POM_VERSION=3.0.0-alpha02
 
 POM_DESCRIPTION=An image loading library for Android and Compose Multiplatform.
 POM_INCEPTION_YEAR=2019