diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index f8640fb..4698589 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "swayr"
-version = "0.16.1"
+version = "0.17.0-alpha.0"
 dependencies = [
  "battery",
  "chrono",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index e34d06c..8503016 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "swayr"
-version = "0.16.1"
+version = "0.17.0-alpha.0"
 description = "A LRU window-switcher (and more) for the sway window manager"
 homepage = "https://sr.ht/~tsdh/swayr/"
 repository = "https://git.sr.ht/~tsdh/swayr"