diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index b32a36e..bcec9e4 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 7.0.0
+current_version = 7.1.0-alpha.0
 tag = True
 sign_tags = True
 tag_message = EVMC {new_version}
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 48eefec..add5f37 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ cable_configure_toolchain(DEFAULT cxx11-pic)
 cable_set_build_type(DEFAULT Release CONFIGURATION_TYPES Debug Release)
 
 project(evmc)
-set(PROJECT_VERSION 7.0.0)
+set(PROJECT_VERSION 7.1.0-alpha.0)
 
 cable_configure_compiler(NO_STACK_PROTECTION)
 
diff --git a/bindings/rust/evmc-declare-tests/Cargo.toml b/bindings/rust/evmc-declare-tests/Cargo.toml
index 580eb6a..a19211e 100644
--- a/bindings/rust/evmc-declare-tests/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bindings/rust/evmc-declare-tests/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 [package]
 name = "evmc-declare-tests"
-version = "7.0.0"
+version = "7.1.0-alpha.0"
 authors = ["Jake Lang <jak3lang@gmail.com>"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/ethereum/evmc"
diff --git a/bindings/rust/evmc-declare/Cargo.toml b/bindings/rust/evmc-declare/Cargo.toml
index 4ade828..784e88d 100644
--- a/bindings/rust/evmc-declare/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bindings/rust/evmc-declare/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 [package]
 name = "evmc-declare"
-version = "7.0.0"
+version = "7.1.0-alpha.0"
 authors = ["Jake Lang <jak3lang@gmail.com>"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/ethereum/evmc"
diff --git a/bindings/rust/evmc-sys/Cargo.toml b/bindings/rust/evmc-sys/Cargo.toml
index a5a1474..194f1c4 100644
--- a/bindings/rust/evmc-sys/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bindings/rust/evmc-sys/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 [package]
 name = "evmc-sys"
-version = "7.0.0"
+version = "7.1.0-alpha.0"
 authors = ["Alex Beregszaszi <alex@rtfs.hu>"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/ethereum/evmc"
diff --git a/bindings/rust/evmc-vm/Cargo.toml b/bindings/rust/evmc-vm/Cargo.toml
index cefee12..1e994e7 100644
--- a/bindings/rust/evmc-vm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bindings/rust/evmc-vm/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 [package]
 name = "evmc-vm"
-version = "7.0.0"
+version = "7.1.0-alpha.0"
 authors = ["Alex Beregszaszi <alex@rtfs.hu>", "Jake Lang <jak3lang@gmail.com>"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/ethereum/evmc"