diff --git a/training/coqui_stt_training/VERSION b/training/coqui_stt_training/VERSION
index 3eefcb9d..fda2af6e 100644
--- a/training/coqui_stt_training/VERSION
+++ b/training/coqui_stt_training/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.0.0
+1.1.0-alpha.0