diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 6c9b290c..36b5065a 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -1 +1 @@
-char *version_string = "1.10-alpha2+cvs-dev";
+char *version_string = "1.10-alpha3";