diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index a51e464f5..46cfb577c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "solid-server",
-  "version": "5.7.8",
+  "version": "5.7.9-alpha",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "solid-server",
-      "version": "5.7.8",
+      "version": "5.7.9-alpha",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@fastify/busboy": "^1.2.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f00767d9f..acffa6c9d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "solid-server",
   "description": "Solid server on top of the file-system",
-  "version": "5.7.8",
+  "version": "5.7.9-alpha",
   "author": {
     "name": "Tim Berners-Lee",
     "email": "timbl@w3.org"