diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 85ec58d60b6..9a5c4cff565 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 # amazon-vpc-cni-k8s
 Networking plugin for pod networking in [Kubernetes](https://kubernetes.io/) using [Elastic Network Interfaces](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/using-eni.html) on AWS.
 
-## note
+## Status
 
-* STATUS: Preview. Do not use for production workloads while in preview 
+**Alpha**  This is an experimental release as part of the [Amazon EKS](https://aws.amazon.com/eks/) Preview.
+Interfaces and functionality may change. Expect bugs (and please help us squash them).
+DO NOT use for production workloads. 
 
 ## Installing
 
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 664a5a2ee70..de200c260eb 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	defaultLogFilePath = "/host/var/log/aws-routed-eni/ipamd.log"
-	version            = "1.0.1"
+	version            = "0.1.1"
 )
 
 func main() {