diff --git a/lib/pry/version.rb b/lib/pry/version.rb
index 15116610..d32e8e2e 100644
--- a/lib/pry/version.rb
+++ b/lib/pry/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 class Pry
-  VERSION = "0.9.11.3"
+  VERSION = "1.0.0.pre.1"
 end