diff --git a/requirements/core_modules.txt b/requirements/core_modules.txt
index 2161de99a..83ecd15b0 100644
--- a/requirements/core_modules.txt
+++ b/requirements/core_modules.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ovos-core[all]~=0.0.3
+ovos-core[all]~=0.0.4a19
 ovos-ww-plugin-pocketsphinx~=0.1.2
 
 # neon core modules