diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e833c274..d6678dc2 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name = "openflexure-microscope-server"
 
 # Note that version needs to match a string stored in a unit test, and
 # the package.json file in the webapp or the CI will fail.
-version = "3.0.0-alpha1"
+version = "3.0.0-alpha2"
 authors = [
   { name="Richard Bowman", email="richard.bowman@cantab.net" },
   { name="Joel Collins" },
diff --git a/tests/test_version_strings.py b/tests/test_version_strings.py
index 19d3a74c..ea700618 100644
--- a/tests/test_version_strings.py
+++ b/tests/test_version_strings.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ THIS_DIR = os.path.dirname(__file__)
 TRUE_REPO_DIR = os.path.dirname(THIS_DIR)
 
 # For explicit version checking.
-VER_STRING = "3.0.0-alpha1"
+VER_STRING = "3.0.0-alpha2"
 
 # This is the regex provided by https://semver.org/
 SEMVER_REGEX = re.compile(
diff --git a/webapp/package-lock.json b/webapp/package-lock.json
index 7484584c..f9e05d4c 100644
--- a/webapp/package-lock.json
+++ b/webapp/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "openflexure-microscope-jsclient",
-  "version": "3.0.0-alpha1",
+  "version": "3.0.0-alpha2",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "openflexure-microscope-jsclient",
-      "version": "3.0.0-alpha1",
+      "version": "3.0.0-alpha2",
       "license": "GNU General Public License v3.0 ",
       "dependencies": {
         "material-design-icons": "^3.0",
diff --git a/webapp/package.json b/webapp/package.json
index 277bb2bf..e4e44602 100644
--- a/webapp/package.json
+++ b/webapp/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "openflexure-microscope-jsclient",
-  "version": "3.0.0-alpha1",
+  "version": "3.0.0-alpha2",
   "private": true,
   "description": "User client for the OpenFlexure Microscope Server",
   "author": "OpenFlexure <contact@openflexure.org> (https://www.openflexure.org)",