diff --git a/examples/Cargo.toml b/examples/Cargo.toml
index 1a9df88899..3a0974122f 100644
--- a/examples/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "examples"
-version = "1.0.0"
+version = "1.1.0-alpha.1"
 authors = ["IOTA Stiftung"]
 edition = "2021"
 publish = false
diff --git a/identity_core/Cargo.toml b/identity_core/Cargo.toml
index 984df9f3dd..284cca081d 100644
--- a/identity_core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/identity_core/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "identity_core"
-version = "1.0.0"
+version = "1.1.0-alpha.1"
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
diff --git a/identity_credential/Cargo.toml b/identity_credential/Cargo.toml
index 653f9a354c..436ed5fbfb 100644
--- a/identity_credential/Cargo.toml
+++ b/identity_credential/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "identity_credential"
-version = "1.0.0"
+version = "1.1.0-alpha.1"
 authors = ["IOTA Stiftung"]
 edition = "2021"
 homepage.workspace = true
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ description = "An implementation of the Verifiable Credentials standard."
 dataurl = { version = "0.1.2", default-features = false, optional = true }
 flate2 = { version = "1.0.28", default-features = false, features = ["rust_backend"], optional = true }
 futures = { version = "0.3", default-features = false, optional = true }
-identity_core = { version = "=1.0.0", path = "../identity_core", default-features = false }
-identity_did = { version = "=1.0.0", path = "../identity_did", default-features = false }
-identity_document = { version = "=1.0.0", path = "../identity_document", default-features = false }
-identity_verification = { version = "=1.0.0", path = "../identity_verification", default-features = false }
+identity_core = { version = "=1.1.0-alpha.1", path = "../identity_core", default-features = false }
+identity_did = { version = "=1.1.0-alpha.1", path = "../identity_did", default-features = false }
+identity_document = { version = "=1.1.0-alpha.1", path = "../identity_document", default-features = false }
+identity_verification = { version = "=1.1.0-alpha.1", path = "../identity_verification", default-features = false }
 indexmap = { version = "2.0", default-features = false, features = ["std", "serde"] }
 itertools = { version = "0.11", default-features = false, features = ["use_std"], optional = true }
 once_cell = { version = "1.18", default-features = false, features = ["std"] }
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ url = { version = "2.5", default-features = false }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 anyhow = "1.0.62"
-identity_eddsa_verifier = { version = "=1.0.0", path = "../identity_eddsa_verifier", default-features = false, features = ["ed25519"] }
+identity_eddsa_verifier = { version = "=1.1.0-alpha.1", path = "../identity_eddsa_verifier", default-features = false, features = ["ed25519"] }
 iota-crypto = { version = "0.23", default-features = false, features = ["ed25519", "std", "random"] }
 proptest = { version = "1.4.0", default-features = false, features = ["std"] }
 tokio = { version = "1.35.0", default-features = false, features = ["rt-multi-thread", "macros"] }
diff --git a/identity_did/Cargo.toml b/identity_did/Cargo.toml
index 21cc9508f1..9492997598 100644
--- a/identity_did/Cargo.toml
+++ b/identity_did/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "identity_did"
-version = "1.0.0"
+version = "1.1.0-alpha.1"
 authors.workspace = true
 edition = "2021"
 homepage.workspace = true
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ description = "Agnostic implementation of the Decentralized Identifiers (DID) st
 [dependencies]
 did_url = { version = "0.1", default-features = false, features = ["std", "serde"] }
 form_urlencoded = { version = "1.2.0", default-features = false, features = ["alloc"] }
-identity_core = { version = "=1.0.0", path = "../identity_core" }
+identity_core = { version = "=1.1.0-alpha.1", path = "../identity_core" }
 serde.workspace = true
 strum.workspace = true
 thiserror.workspace = true
diff --git a/identity_document/Cargo.toml b/identity_document/Cargo.toml
index 6b1bbdf3b0..e44b8ce02a 100644
--- a/identity_document/Cargo.toml
+++ b/identity_document/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "identity_document"
-version = "1.0.0"
+version = "1.1.0-alpha.1"
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ description = "Method-agnostic implementation of the Decentralized Identifiers (
 
 [dependencies]
 did_url = { version = "0.1", default-features = false, features = ["std", "serde"] }
-identity_core = { version = "=1.0.0", path = "../identity_core" }
-identity_did = { version = "=1.0.0", path = "../identity_did" }
-identity_verification = { version = "=1.0.0", path = "../identity_verification", default-features = false }
+identity_core = { version = "=1.1.0-alpha.1", path = "../identity_core" }
+identity_did = { version = "=1.1.0-alpha.1", path = "../identity_did" }
+identity_verification = { version = "=1.1.0-alpha.1", path = "../identity_verification", default-features = false }
 indexmap = { version = "2.0", default-features = false, features = ["std", "serde"] }
 serde.workspace = true
 strum.workspace = true
diff --git a/identity_eddsa_verifier/Cargo.toml b/identity_eddsa_verifier/Cargo.toml
index 39f6c724bf..d8271444eb 100644
--- a/identity_eddsa_verifier/Cargo.toml
+++ b/identity_eddsa_verifier/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "identity_eddsa_verifier"
-version = "1.0.0"
+version = "1.1.0-alpha.1"
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ rust-version.workspace = true
 description = "JWS EdDSA signature verification for IOTA Identity"
 
 [dependencies]
-identity_jose = { version = "=1.0.0", path = "../identity_jose", default-features = false }
+identity_jose = { version = "=1.1.0-alpha.1", path = "../identity_jose", default-features = false }
 iota-crypto = { version = "0.23", default-features = false, features = ["std"] }
 
 [features]
diff --git a/identity_iota/Cargo.toml b/identity_iota/Cargo.toml
index 52a9e2b8d3..d519fb6917 100644
--- a/identity_iota/Cargo.toml
+++ b/identity_iota/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "identity_iota"
-version = "1.0.0"
+version = "1.1.0-alpha.1"
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ rust-version.workspace = true
 description = "Framework for Self-Sovereign Identity with IOTA DID."
 
 [dependencies]
-identity_core = { version = "=1.0.0", path = "../identity_core", default-features = false }
-identity_credential = { version = "=1.0.0", path = "../identity_credential", features = ["validator"], default-features = false }
-identity_did = { version = "=1.0.0", path = "../identity_did", default-features = false }
-identity_document = { version = "=1.0.0", path = "../identity_document", default-features = false }
-identity_iota_core = { version = "=1.0.0", path = "../identity_iota_core", default-features = false }
-identity_resolver = { version = "=1.0.0", path = "../identity_resolver", default-features = false, optional = true }
-identity_storage = { version = "=1.0.0", path = "../identity_storage", default-features = false, features = ["iota-document"] }
-identity_verification = { version = "=1.0.0", path = "../identity_verification", default-features = false }
+identity_core = { version = "=1.1.0-alpha.1", path = "../identity_core", default-features = false }
+identity_credential = { version = "=1.1.0-alpha.1", path = "../identity_credential", features = ["validator"], default-features = false }
+identity_did = { version = "=1.1.0-alpha.1", path = "../identity_did", default-features = false }
+identity_document = { version = "=1.1.0-alpha.1", path = "../identity_document", default-features = false }
+identity_iota_core = { version = "=1.1.0-alpha.1", path = "../identity_iota_core", default-features = false }
+identity_resolver = { version = "=1.1.0-alpha.1", path = "../identity_resolver", default-features = false, optional = true }
+identity_storage = { version = "=1.1.0-alpha.1", path = "../identity_storage", default-features = false, features = ["iota-document"] }
+identity_verification = { version = "=1.1.0-alpha.1", path = "../identity_verification", default-features = false }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 anyhow = "1.0.64"
diff --git a/identity_iota_core/Cargo.toml b/identity_iota_core/Cargo.toml
index 5903c39d6e..3f7e9fbf12 100644
--- a/identity_iota_core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/identity_iota_core/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "identity_iota_core"
-version = "1.0.0"
+version = "1.1.0-alpha.1"
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ description = "An IOTA Ledger integration for the IOTA DID Method."
 [dependencies]
 async-trait = { version = "0.1.56", default-features = false, optional = true }
 futures = { version = "0.3", default-features = false }
-identity_core = { version = "=1.0.0", path = "../identity_core", default-features = false }
-identity_credential = { version = "=1.0.0", path = "../identity_credential", default-features = false, features = ["validator"] }
-identity_did = { version = "=1.0.0", path = "../identity_did", default-features = false }
-identity_document = { version = "=1.0.0", path = "../identity_document", default-features = false }
-identity_verification = { version = "=1.0.0", path = "../identity_verification", default-features = false }
+identity_core = { version = "=1.1.0-alpha.1", path = "../identity_core", default-features = false }
+identity_credential = { version = "=1.1.0-alpha.1", path = "../identity_credential", default-features = false, features = ["validator"] }
+identity_did = { version = "=1.1.0-alpha.1", path = "../identity_did", default-features = false }
+identity_document = { version = "=1.1.0-alpha.1", path = "../identity_document", default-features = false }
+identity_verification = { version = "=1.1.0-alpha.1", path = "../identity_verification", default-features = false }
 iota-sdk = { version = "1.0.2", default-features = false, features = ["serde", "std"], optional = true }
 num-derive = { version = "0.4", default-features = false }
 num-traits = { version = "0.2", default-features = false, features = ["std"] }
diff --git a/identity_jose/Cargo.toml b/identity_jose/Cargo.toml
index b00479ba81..748b481910 100644
--- a/identity_jose/Cargo.toml
+++ b/identity_jose/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "identity_jose"
-version = "1.0.0"
+version = "1.1.0-alpha.1"
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ rust-version.workspace = true
 description = "A library for JOSE (JSON Object Signing and Encryption)"
 
 [dependencies]
-identity_core = { version = "=1.0.0", path = "../identity_core", default-features = false }
+identity_core = { version = "=1.1.0-alpha.1", path = "../identity_core", default-features = false }
 iota-crypto = { version = "0.23", default-features = false, features = ["std", "sha"] }
 serde.workspace = true
 serde_json = { version = "1.0", default-features = false, features = ["std"] }
diff --git a/identity_resolver/Cargo.toml b/identity_resolver/Cargo.toml
index c5edc05a70..76679caa5f 100644
--- a/identity_resolver/Cargo.toml
+++ b/identity_resolver/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "identity_resolver"
-version = "1.0.0"
+version = "1.1.0-alpha.1"
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
@@ -15,16 +15,16 @@ description = "DID Resolution utilities for the identity.rs library."
 # This is currently necessary for the ResolutionHandler trait. This can be made an optional dependency if alternative ways of attaching handlers are introduced.
 async-trait = { version = "0.1", default-features = false }
 futures = { version = "0.3" }
-identity_core = { version = "=1.0.0", path = "../identity_core", default-features = false }
-identity_credential = { version = "=1.0.0", path = "../identity_credential", default-features = false, features = ["validator"] }
-identity_did = { version = "=1.0.0", path = "../identity_did", default-features = false }
-identity_document = { version = "=1.0.0", path = "../identity_document", default-features = false }
+identity_core = { version = "=1.1.0-alpha.1", path = "../identity_core", default-features = false }
+identity_credential = { version = "=1.1.0-alpha.1", path = "../identity_credential", default-features = false, features = ["validator"] }
+identity_did = { version = "=1.1.0-alpha.1", path = "../identity_did", default-features = false }
+identity_document = { version = "=1.1.0-alpha.1", path = "../identity_document", default-features = false }
 serde = { version = "1.0", default-features = false, features = ["std", "derive"] }
 strum.workspace = true
 thiserror = { version = "1.0", default-features = false }
 
 [dependencies.identity_iota_core]
-version = "=1.0.0"
+version = "=1.1.0-alpha.1"
 path = "../identity_iota_core"
 default-features = false
 features = ["send-sync-client-ext", "iota-client"]
diff --git a/identity_storage/Cargo.toml b/identity_storage/Cargo.toml
index 795721da5a..ca2cc6eb8d 100644
--- a/identity_storage/Cargo.toml
+++ b/identity_storage/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "identity_storage"
-version = "1.0.0"
+version = "1.1.0-alpha.1"
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ description = "Abstractions over storage for cryptographic keys used in DID Docu
 [dependencies]
 async-trait = { version = "0.1.64", default-features = false }
 futures = { version = "0.3.27", default-features = false, features = ["async-await"] }
-identity_core = { version = "=1.0.0", path = "../identity_core", default-features = false }
-identity_credential = { version = "=1.0.0", path = "../identity_credential", default-features = false, features = ["credential", "presentation"] }
-identity_did = { version = "=1.0.0", path = "../identity_did", default-features = false }
-identity_document = { version = "=1.0.0", path = "../identity_document", default-features = false }
-identity_iota_core = { version = "=1.0.0", path = "../identity_iota_core", default-features = false, optional = true }
-identity_verification = { version = "=1.0.0", path = "../identity_verification", default_features = false }
+identity_core = { version = "=1.1.0-alpha.1", path = "../identity_core", default-features = false }
+identity_credential = { version = "=1.1.0-alpha.1", path = "../identity_credential", default-features = false, features = ["credential", "presentation"] }
+identity_did = { version = "=1.1.0-alpha.1", path = "../identity_did", default-features = false }
+identity_document = { version = "=1.1.0-alpha.1", path = "../identity_document", default-features = false }
+identity_iota_core = { version = "=1.1.0-alpha.1", path = "../identity_iota_core", default-features = false, optional = true }
+identity_verification = { version = "=1.1.0-alpha.1", path = "../identity_verification", default_features = false }
 iota-crypto = { version = "0.23", default-features = false, features = ["ed25519"], optional = true }
 rand = { version = "0.8.5", default-features = false, features = ["std", "std_rng"], optional = true }
 seahash = { version = "4.1.0", default_features = false }
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ thiserror.workspace = true
 tokio = { version = "1.29.0", default-features = false, features = ["macros", "sync"], optional = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-identity_credential = { version = "=1.0.0", path = "../identity_credential", features = ["revocation-bitmap"] }
-identity_eddsa_verifier = { version = "=1.0.0", path = "../identity_eddsa_verifier", default-features = false, features = ["ed25519"] }
+identity_credential = { version = "=1.1.0-alpha.1", path = "../identity_credential", features = ["revocation-bitmap"] }
+identity_eddsa_verifier = { version = "=1.1.0-alpha.1", path = "../identity_eddsa_verifier", default-features = false, features = ["ed25519"] }
 once_cell = { version = "1.18", default-features = false }
 tokio = { version = "1.29.0", default-features = false, features = ["macros", "sync", "rt"] }
 
diff --git a/identity_stronghold/Cargo.toml b/identity_stronghold/Cargo.toml
index 596617ec21..02342b6f51 100644
--- a/identity_stronghold/Cargo.toml
+++ b/identity_stronghold/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "identity_stronghold"
-version = "1.0.0"
+version = "1.1.0-alpha.1"
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ description = "Secure JWK storage with Stronghold for IOTA Identity"
 
 [dependencies]
 async-trait = { version = "0.1.64", default-features = false }
-identity_storage = { version = "=1.0.0", path = "../identity_storage", default_features = false }
-identity_verification = { version = "=1.0.0", path = "../identity_verification", default_features = false }
+identity_storage = { version = "=1.1.0-alpha.1", path = "../identity_storage", default_features = false }
+identity_verification = { version = "=1.1.0-alpha.1", path = "../identity_verification", default_features = false }
 iota-crypto = { version = "0.23", default-features = false, features = ["ed25519"] }
 iota-sdk = { version = "1.0.2", default-features = false, features = ["client", "stronghold"] }
 iota_stronghold = { version = "2.0", default-features = false }
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ tokio = { version = "1.29.0", default-features = false, features = ["macros", "s
 zeroize = { version = "1.6.0", default_features = false }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-identity_did = { version = "=1.0.0", path = "../identity_did", default_features = false }
+identity_did = { version = "=1.1.0-alpha.1", path = "../identity_did", default_features = false }
 tokio = { version = "1.29.0", default-features = false, features = ["macros", "sync", "rt"] }
 
 [features]
diff --git a/identity_verification/Cargo.toml b/identity_verification/Cargo.toml
index 15da686d4e..2367aeed14 100644
--- a/identity_verification/Cargo.toml
+++ b/identity_verification/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "identity_verification"
-version = "1.0.0"
+version = "1.1.0-alpha.1"
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ rust-version.workspace = true
 description = "Verification data types and functionality for identity.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
-identity_core = { version = "=1.0.0", path = "./../identity_core", default-features = false }
-identity_did = { version = "=1.0.0", path = "./../identity_did", default-features = false }
-identity_jose = { version = "=1.0.0", path = "./../identity_jose", default-features = false }
+identity_core = { version = "=1.1.0-alpha.1", path = "./../identity_core", default-features = false }
+identity_did = { version = "=1.1.0-alpha.1", path = "./../identity_did", default-features = false }
+identity_jose = { version = "=1.1.0-alpha.1", path = "./../identity_jose", default-features = false }
 serde.workspace = true
 strum.workspace = true
 thiserror.workspace = true