diff --git a/VERSION.yml b/VERSION.yml
index 7d472c35..a121ef30 100644
--- a/VERSION.yml
+++ b/VERSION.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 --- 
 :patch: 0
 :major: 0
-:minor: 10
+:minor: 11
+:state: alpha
+:build: 0
diff --git a/lib/compass/version.rb b/lib/compass/version.rb
index 1edc400c..62400105 100644
--- a/lib/compass/version.rb
+++ b/lib/compass/version.rb
@@ -25,9 +25,10 @@ module Compass
       @version = YAML::load(File.read(scope('VERSION.yml')))
       @version[:teeny] = @version[:patch]
       @version[:string] = "#{@version[:major]}.#{@version[:minor]}.#{@version[:patch]}"
+      @version[:string] << ".#{@version[:state]}" if @version[:state]
       @version[:string] << ".#{@version[:build]}" if @version[:build]
       if !ENV['OFFICIAL'] && r = revision
-        @version[:string] << ".dev.#{r[0..6]}"
+        @version[:string] << ".#{r[0..6]}"
       end
       @version
     end