diff --git a/Lib/distutils/__init__.py b/Lib/distutils/__init__.py
index ded0899c763..f6af3c9dacb 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/__init__.py
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@
 
 __revision__ = "$Id$"
 
-__version__ = "0.9"
+__version__ = "0.9.1pre"