1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/VERSION.dat b/VERSION.dat
index 5d5f74c114..eac9623123 100644
--- a/VERSION.dat
+++ b/VERSION.dat
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 MAJOR=3
 MINOR=3
 PATCH=0
-PRE_RELEASE_TAG=dev
+PRE_RELEASE_TAG=alpha1
 BUILD_METADATA=
-RELEASE_DATE=""
+RELEASE_DATE="20 Mar 2024"
 SHLIB_VERSION=3