diff --git a/kubernetes/__init__.py b/kubernetes/__init__.py
index 72009f3512..993c4e735b 100644
--- a/kubernetes/__init__.py
+++ b/kubernetes/__init__.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 __project__ = 'kubernetes'
 # The version is auto-updated. Please do not edit.
-__version__ = None
+__version__ = "3.0.0-snapshot"
 
 import kubernetes.client
 import kubernetes.config