diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 73e22ed..d6cf0b4 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "bytemuck"
 description = "A crate for mucking around with piles of bytes."
-version = "1.7.0"
+version = "1.7.1-alpha.0"
 authors = ["Lokathor <zefria@gmail.com>"]
 repository = "https://github.com/Lokathor/bytemuck"
 readme = "README.md"