diff --git a/.version b/.version
index e70b4523..8639af7e 100644
--- a/.version
+++ b/.version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.6.0
+2.7.0-alpha.1
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 28ee9052..70a8e4a5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -56,5 +56,5 @@
     "test:prettier": "prettier --check --config .prettierrc \"web/**/*.{ts,css,less,scss,js,json,md,yaml,html}\"",
     "watch": "gulp watch"
   },
-  "version": "2.6.5"
+  "version": "2.7.0-alpha.1"
 }
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 71c27dad..a1e1e78b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ sections = "FUTURE,STDLIB,THIRDPARTY,FIRSTPARTY,LOCALFOLDER"
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "atlas-hub"
-version = "2.6.0"
+version = "2.7.0-alpha.1"
 description = "Atlas Autmoation Hub is a task scheduling tool for moving data."
 authors = [
     "Paula Courville",