diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
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-(defproject re-frame "0.5.0-SNAPSHOT"
+(defproject re-frame "0.5.0-alpha1"
   :description  "A Clojurescript MVC-like Framework For Writing SPAs Using Reagent."
   :url          "https://github.com/Day8/re-frame.git"
   :license      {:name "MIT"}