diff --git a/openslides/__init__.py b/openslides/__init__.py
index a146589c4..b219db0b8 100644
--- a/openslides/__init__.py
+++ b/openslides/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-VERSION = (1, 6, 1, 'final', 1)  # During development it is the next release
+VERSION = (2, 0, 0, 'alpha', 1)  # During development it is the next release
 RELEASE = False