diff --git a/backend/pyproject.toml b/backend/pyproject.toml
index 3a7cf09..3daa3a7 100644
--- a/backend/pyproject.toml
+++ b/backend/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "aareDB"
-version = "0.1.0a26"
+version = "0.1.1a1"
 description = "Backend for next gen sample management system"
 authors = [{name = "Guillaume Gotthard", email = "guillaume.gotthard@psi.ch"}]
 license = {text = "MIT"}