diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 0c96fe3079dfb716284f70b39f1bce363d908aff..af500d7fc37bf094137892723f9466fe2c7adf82 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ android {
         minSdkVersion 16
         targetSdkVersion 23
         versionCode 37
-        versionName "2.9.8"
+        versionName "2.9.8-alpha"
     }
     buildTypes {
         release {