diff --git a/newspack-blocks.php b/newspack-blocks.php
index 12e46cb68..dd8fad436 100755
--- a/newspack-blocks.php
+++ b/newspack-blocks.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * Author URI:      https://newspack.com/
  * Text Domain:     newspack-blocks
  * Domain Path:     /languages
- * Version:         4.2.2
+ * Version:         4.2.3-alpha.1
  *
  * @package         Newspack_Blocks
  */
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 define( 'NEWSPACK_BLOCKS__PLUGIN_FILE', __FILE__ );
 define( 'NEWSPACK_BLOCKS__BLOCKS_DIRECTORY', 'dist/' );
 define( 'NEWSPACK_BLOCKS__PLUGIN_DIR', plugin_dir_path( NEWSPACK_BLOCKS__PLUGIN_FILE ) );
-define( 'NEWSPACK_BLOCKS__VERSION', '4.2.2' );
+define( 'NEWSPACK_BLOCKS__VERSION', '4.2.3-alpha.1' );
 
 require_once NEWSPACK_BLOCKS__PLUGIN_DIR . 'includes/class-newspack-blocks.php';
 require_once NEWSPACK_BLOCKS__PLUGIN_DIR . 'includes/class-newspack-blocks-api.php';