1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index cba848cebe..b7529b46be 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 MAJOR=3
 MINOR=0
 PATCH=0
-PRE_RELEASE_TAG=dev
+PRE_RELEASE_TAG=alpha1
 BUILD_METADATA=
-RELEASE_DATE=
+RELEASE_DATE="23 Apr 2020"
 SHLIB_VERSION=3