diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0824add..2ef0b6f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <groupId>de.morphbit.poi</groupId>
     <artifactId>poi-data-template</artifactId>
-    <version>0.0.5</version>
+    <version>0.0.5-alpha</version>
 
     <properties>
         <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>