diff --git a/src/blight/__init__.py b/src/blight/__init__.py
index b2ceda1..3658535 100644
--- a/src/blight/__init__.py
+++ b/src/blight/__init__.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 `blight`'s public APIs.
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.0.52"
+__version__ = "0.0.53a0"