diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3377529..ced7276 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## 2.0.0 (2022-09-xx)
+## 2.0.0-alpha.1 (unreleased)
 
 ### WARNING
 
diff --git a/categories/__init__.py b/categories/__init__.py
index 35dee15..cb5e879 100644
--- a/categories/__init__.py
+++ b/categories/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """Django categories."""
 
-__version__ = "1.9.4"
+__version__ = "2.0.0-alpha.1"
 
 
 default_app_config = "categories.apps.CategoriesConfig"