diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4d7e0c1..02ac292 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "brozzler"
-version = "1.7.1"
+version = "1.7.1a1"
 authors = [
   { name="Noah Levitt", email="nlevitt@archive.org" },
 ]