diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ef4404c15..a63aee6d8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "backbeat",
-  "version": "9.5.2",
+  "version": "9.6.0-preview.1",
   "description": "Asynchronous queue and job manager",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {