diff --git a/discord/__init__.py b/discord/__init__.py
index ea1518629f39..765719b68731 100644
--- a/discord/__init__.py
+++ b/discord/__init__.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 __author__ = 'Rapptz'
 __license__ = 'MIT'
 __copyright__ = 'Copyright 2015-present Rapptz'
-__version__ = '2.4.0'
+__version__ = '2.5.0a'
 
 __path__ = __import__('pkgutil').extend_path(__path__, __name__)
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class VersionInfo(NamedTuple):
     serial: int
 
 
-version_info: VersionInfo = VersionInfo(major=2, minor=4, micro=0, releaselevel='final', serial=0)
+version_info: VersionInfo = VersionInfo(major=2, minor=5, micro=0, releaselevel='alpha', serial=0)
 
 logging.getLogger(__name__).addHandler(logging.NullHandler())