diff --git a/datasets/pyproject.toml b/datasets/pyproject.toml
index 954441e5d2e4..62eaea3e5d48 100644
--- a/datasets/pyproject.toml
+++ b/datasets/pyproject.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ keywords = [
     "dataset",
 ]
 classifiers = [
-    "Development Status :: 1 - Planning",
+    "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",
     "Intended Audience :: Developers",
     "Intended Audience :: Science/Research",
     "License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License",