diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index cd571a9..b96ba83 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ unauthorized_licenses = [
 
 [project]
 name = "openscm-zenodo"
-version = "0.2.6"
+version = "0.2.7a1"
 description = "Command-line tool for uploading to zenodo"
 keywords = [
     "zenodo",