diff --git a/src/nemo_eval/package_info.py b/src/nemo_eval/package_info.py
index 3e023fbe3..f36a05827 100644
--- a/src/nemo_eval/package_info.py
+++ b/src/nemo_eval/package_info.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 MAJOR = 0
 MINOR = 1
 PATCH = 0
-PRE_RELEASE = "a0"
+PRE_RELEASE = "a1"
 
 # Use the following formatting: (major, minor, patch, pre-release)
 VERSION = (MAJOR, MINOR, PATCH, PRE_RELEASE)