diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5eb3493f..9acce432 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "12.0.4",
+  "version": "12.1.0-alpha.1",
   "name": "twemoji",
   "license": [
     "MIT",