diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
index 914a5f152..d2c894345 100644
--- a/version.go
+++ b/version.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const (
 
 	// appPreRelease MUST only contain characters from semanticAlphabet per
 	// the semantic versioning spec.
-	appPreRelease = "alpha"
+	appPreRelease = "experimental"
 )
 
 // Version returns the application version as a properly formed string per the