diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 29848d5647..986edbc697 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def get_required_packages(requirement_files: List[str]) -> List[str]:
 setup(
     name="anomalib",
     # TODO: https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/anomalib/issues/36
-    version="0.2.4",
+    version="0.2.4a",
     author="Intel OpenVINO",
     author_email="help@openvino.intel.com",
     description="anomalib - Anomaly Detection Library",