diff --git a/Samples/iOS-Swift/iOS-Swift.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/Samples/iOS-Swift/iOS-Swift.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 3c1d69b5c26..668a89e0ca5 100644
--- a/Samples/iOS-Swift/iOS-Swift.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/Samples/iOS-Swift/iOS-Swift.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@
 					"$(inherited)",
 					"@executable_path/Frameworks",
 				);
-				MARKETING_VERSION = "7.0.0-alpha.0";
+				MARKETING_VERSION = "7.0.0-alpha.1";
 				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = "io.sentry.sample.iOS-Swift";
 				PRODUCT_NAME = "$(TARGET_NAME)";
 				SUPPORTS_MACCATALYST = NO;
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@
 					"$(inherited)",
 					"@executable_path/Frameworks",
 				);
-				MARKETING_VERSION = "7.0.0-alpha.0";
+				MARKETING_VERSION = "7.0.0-alpha.1";
 				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = "io.sentry.sample.iOS-Swift";
 				PRODUCT_NAME = "$(TARGET_NAME)";
 				PROVISIONING_PROFILE_SPECIFIER = "match AppStore io.sentry.sample.iOS-Swift";
diff --git a/Sentry.podspec b/Sentry.podspec
index 22c9f36c148..18647309ebc 100644
--- a/Sentry.podspec
+++ b/Sentry.podspec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name         = "Sentry"
-  s.version      = "7.0.0-alpha.0"
+  s.version      = "7.0.0-alpha.1"
   s.summary      = "Sentry client for cocoa"
   s.homepage     = "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-cocoa"
   s.license      = "mit"
diff --git a/Sources/Configuration/Sentry.xcconfig b/Sources/Configuration/Sentry.xcconfig
index a474be419a6..f4c7a0567cf 100644
--- a/Sources/Configuration/Sentry.xcconfig
+++ b/Sources/Configuration/Sentry.xcconfig
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ MACH_O_TYPE = mh_dylib
 FRAMEWORK_VERSION = A
 
 PRODUCT_NAME = Sentry
-CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 7.0.0-alpha.0
+CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 7.0.0-alpha.1
 INFOPLIST_FILE = Sources/Sentry/Info.plist
 PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = io.sentry.Sentry
 ALWAYS_SEARCH_USER_PATHS = NO
diff --git a/Sources/Sentry/SentryMeta.m b/Sources/Sentry/SentryMeta.m
index 83731e52470..60b6d111f19 100644
--- a/Sources/Sentry/SentryMeta.m
+++ b/Sources/Sentry/SentryMeta.m
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ @implementation SentryMeta
 // Don't remove the static keyword. If you do the compiler adds the constant name to the global
 // symbol table and it might clash with other constants. When keeping the static keyword the
 // compiler replaces all occurrences with the value.
-static NSString *const versionString = @"7.0.0-alpha.0";
+static NSString *const versionString = @"7.0.0-alpha.1";
 static NSString *const sdkName = @"sentry.cocoa";
 
 + (NSString *)versionString