diff --git a/cubedpandas/__init__.py b/cubedpandas/__init__.py
index 48df8c2..c88b5b1 100644
--- a/cubedpandas/__init__.py
+++ b/cubedpandas/__init__.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 from cubedpandas.schema.schema import Schema
 from cubedpandas.settings import CachingStrategy
 
-__version__ = "0.2.34"
+__version__ = "0.2.35"
 __author__ = "Thomas Zeutschler"
 __copyright__ = "(C) 2024 Thomas Zeutschler"
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5384b5e..9c58597 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ classifiers = [
     "Intended Audience :: Science/Research",
     "Intended Audience :: Developers",
     "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
-    "Development Status :: 2 - Pre-Alpha",
+    "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index fe0cd39..64d6aab 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
         "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering",
         "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Information Analysis",
         "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Mathematics",
-        "Development Status :: 2 - Pre-Alpha",
+        "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",
         "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
         "Operating System :: OS Independent",
         "Environment :: Console",