diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a2a3fe7e6..a8cca4f3b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   "description": "This theme is named after Canadian media theorist Marshall McLuhan, who coined the phrase “the medium is the message.” It is designed for academic writing and is also suitable for fiction. Headings are set in Cormorant Garamond, and body type is set in Lora.",
   "author": "Pressbooks (Book Oven Inc.)",
   "license": "GPL-2.0+",
+  "version": "2.0.0-alpha.2",
   "engines": {
     "node": ">= 6.9.4"
   },