diff --git a/aegir.make b/aegir.make
index f0a70a35c3340686825ea3d353bd8a01581badf0..5711c326c411890b9849ef9a982363aea0dcc1ff 100644
--- a/aegir.make
+++ b/aegir.make
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ projects[drupal][type] = "core"
 projects[hostmaster][type] = "profile"
 projects[hostmaster][download][type] = "git"
 projects[hostmaster][download][url] = "http://git.drupal.org/project/hostmaster.git"
-projects[hostmaster][download][branch] = "6.x-2.x"
+projects[hostmaster][download][tag] = "6.x-2.0-alpha1"
diff --git a/provision.info b/provision.info
index a956a2991cc99d8663849f612cc79b4249a81200..571db233db94ac54db811e3ec76e851a47143aee 100644
--- a/provision.info
+++ b/provision.info
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 name=Provision
 description="Aegir backend"
 
-version=6.x-2.x
+version=6.x-2.0-alpha1
diff --git a/upgrade.sh.txt b/upgrade.sh.txt
index df88448945280c4a8e11a2e15ed44a3029062bc3..d37d0da1a8fb15c6754c10bfa4484e873e44a0f4 100644
--- a/upgrade.sh.txt
+++ b/upgrade.sh.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ msg() {
 }
 
 # basic variables, change before running
-AEGIR_VERSION="6.x-2.x"
+AEGIR_VERSION="6.x-2.0-alpha1"
 DRUSH_DIR=$HOME/drush
 DRUSH=$DRUSH_DIR/drush.php
 if which drush 2> /dev/null > /dev/null && which drush | grep -v 'no drush in' > /dev/null; then