diff --git a/proxy.py b/proxy.py
index 4eb33fbe..9d7efe83 100755
--- a/proxy.py
+++ b/proxy.py
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ from urllib import parse as urlparse
 if os.name != 'nt':
     import resource
 
-VERSION = (0, 4)
-__version__ = '.'.join(map(str, VERSION[0:2]))
+VERSION = (1, 0, 'alpha')
+__version__ = '.'.join(map(str, VERSION[0:3]))
 __description__ = 'Lightweight Programmable HTTP, HTTPS, WebSockets Proxy Server in a single Python file'
 __author__ = 'Abhinav Singh'
 __author_email__ = 'mailsforabhinav@gmail.com'
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3e53414d..b66715e1 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
     proxy.py
     ~~~~~~~~
     
-    HTTP Proxy Server in Python.
+    Lightweight Programmable HTTP, HTTPS, WebSockets Proxy Server in a single Python file.
     
-    :copyright: (c) 2013-2018 by Abhinav Singh.
+    :copyright: (c) 2013-2020 by Abhinav Singh.
     :license: BSD, see LICENSE for more details.
 """
 from setuptools import setup