diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index f9c912d..6f16813 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 GROUP=dev.chrisbanes.compose
-VERSION_NAME=2024.07.00-SNAPSHOT
+VERSION_NAME=2024.08.00-alpha01
 
 POM_URL=https://github.com/chrisbanes/compose-bom/
 POM_SCM_URL=https://github.com/chrisbanes/compose-bom/