diff --git a/.github/release-please/manifest.json b/.github/release-please/manifest.json
index 29820cdb..2b153f5c 100644
--- a/.github/release-please/manifest.json
+++ b/.github/release-please/manifest.json
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
   "packages/core/aqua-to-js": "0.3.4",
   "packages/core/js-client-isomorphic": "0.3.0",
   "packages/core/interfaces": "0.9.0",
-  "packages/core/npm-aqua-compiler": "0.0.0"
+  "packages/core/npm-aqua-compiler": "0.0.1-alpha"
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/npm-aqua-compiler/package.json b/packages/core/npm-aqua-compiler/package.json
index fcb8121a..1a854ae6 100644
--- a/packages/core/npm-aqua-compiler/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/npm-aqua-compiler/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "type": "module",
   "name": "@fluencelabs/npm-aqua-compiler",
-  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "version": "0.0.1-alpha",
   "description": "Tool for converting npm imports to aqua compiler input",
   "types": "./dist/imports.d.ts",
   "exports": {