diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 6a9006f4..da7b1c39 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = sdss-target-selection
-version = 1.2.7
+version = 1.2.8-alpha.0
 author = José Sánchez-Gallego
 author_email = gallegoj@uw.edu
 description = Code to perform target selection for BHM/MWM using catalogdb