diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 94357278da5..a35e08ffc4a 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 -->
 
 <project name="hbase" default="jar">
-  <property name="version" value="0.20.0-alpha"/>
+  <property name="version" value="0.20.0-dev"/>
   <property name="Name" value="HBase"/>
   <property name="final.name" value="hbase-${version}"/>
   <property name="year" value="2009"/>