diff --git a/ovos_core/version.py b/ovos_core/version.py
index 562db1090973..0a10cfd4a67b 100644
--- a/ovos_core/version.py
+++ b/ovos_core/version.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # START_VERSION_BLOCK
 VERSION_MAJOR = 0
 VERSION_MINOR = 1
-VERSION_BUILD = 3
-VERSION_ALPHA = 0
+VERSION_BUILD = 4
+VERSION_ALPHA = 1
 # END_VERSION_BLOCK
 
 # for compat with old imports