diff --git a/siuba/__init__.py b/siuba/__init__.py
index a9003848..e9f771d6 100644
--- a/siuba/__init__.py
+++ b/siuba/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # version ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-__version__ = "1.0.0a2"
+__version__ = "1.0.0a3"
 
 # default imports--------------------------------------------------------------
 from .siu import _, Lam