diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
index b3961c57..fcf01ee2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
         run:  |
           mkdir -p precice
           echo "from setuptools import setup" >> precice/setup.py
-          echo "setup(name='pyprecice', version='2.0.2.1')" >> precice/setup.py
+          echo "setup(name='pyprecice', version='3.0.0.0')" >> precice/setup.py
           python3 -m pip install ./precice/
       - name: Run unit tests
         run:  python3 setup.py test -s tests.unit