diff --git a/distiller/__init__.py b/distiller/__init__.py
index 1249b1dde9de89f3c74affc6b8167521031af0d4..448f08f8dd29812dc3d169e1a60790363fcab8f5 100755
--- a/distiller/__init__.py
+++ b/distiller/__init__.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ del thinning
 #del policy
 
 # Distiller version
-__version__ = "0.1.0"
+__version__ = "0.2.0-pre"
 
 def model_find_param_name(model, param_to_find):
     """Look up the name of a model parameter.