diff --git a/api/metrics/build.gradle b/api/metrics/build.gradle
index c78ee786ed4..cbac2996e65 100644
--- a/api/metrics/build.gradle
+++ b/api/metrics/build.gradle
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ plugins {
     id "ru.vyarus.animalsniffer"
 }
 
+version = "${version}".replaceFirst(/^(\d+)\.(\d+).(\d+)/) { _, major, minor, patch ->
+    "${major}.${minor}.${patch}-alpha"
+}
+
 description = 'OpenTelemetry API'
 ext.moduleName = "io.opentelemetry.api.metrics"
 
diff --git a/sdk/metrics/build.gradle b/sdk/metrics/build.gradle
index deeb132224a..e7b58c7fd95 100644
--- a/sdk/metrics/build.gradle
+++ b/sdk/metrics/build.gradle
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ plugins {
     id "ru.vyarus.animalsniffer"
 }
 
+version = "${version}".replaceFirst(/^(\d+)\.(\d+).(\d+)/) { _, major, minor, patch ->
+    "${major}.${minor}.${patch}-alpha"
+}
+
 description = 'OpenTelemetry SDK Metrics'
 ext.moduleName = "io.opentelemetry.sdk.metrics"
 ext.propertiesDir = "build/generated/properties/io/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics"