diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 5dc313968..956b7e555 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -5026,7 +5026,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lancedb-python"
-version = "0.27.0"
+version = "0.28.0-beta.0"
 dependencies = [
  "arrow",
  "async-trait",
diff --git a/python/Cargo.toml b/python/Cargo.toml
index 23d86fa74..82b363c11 100644
--- a/python/Cargo.toml
+++ b/python/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "lancedb-python"
-version = "0.27.0"
+version = "0.28.0-beta.0"
 edition.workspace = true
 description = "Python bindings for LanceDB"
 license.workspace = true