diff --git a/guidance/__init__.py b/guidance/__init__.py
index 901f95ba8..bc50a5ca7 100644
--- a/guidance/__init__.py
+++ b/guidance/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "0.1.16"
+__version__ = "0.2.0rc1"
 
 import sys
 import types