diff --git a/NativeScript/NativeScript-Prefix.pch b/NativeScript/NativeScript-Prefix.pch
index 44f1123d..040745b3 100644
--- a/NativeScript/NativeScript-Prefix.pch
+++ b/NativeScript/NativeScript-Prefix.pch
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef NativeScript_Prefix_pch
 #define NativeScript_Prefix_pch
 
-#define NATIVESCRIPT_VERSION "8.3.0"
+#define NATIVESCRIPT_VERSION "8.3.0-alpha.0"
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
 #define SIZEOF_OFF_T 8
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 95345381..d06487d7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@nativescript/ios",
   "description": "NativeScript Runtime for iOS",
-  "version": "8.3.0",
+  "version": "8.3.0-alpha.0",
   "keywords": [
     "NativeScript",
     "iOS",