--- a/cubicweb/__pkginfo__.py	Wed Jul 24 15:14:56 2019 +0200
+++ b/cubicweb/__pkginfo__.py	Wed Jul 24 16:03:01 2019 +0200
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 modname = distname = "cubicweb"
 
 numversion = (3, 27, 0)
-version = '.'.join(str(num) for num in numversion) + '.dev0'
+version = '.'.join(str(num) for num in numversion) + 'a0'
 
 description = "a repository of entities / relations for knowledge management"
 author = "Logilab"