diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index e1896d23..a5b36c17 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -59,16 +59,16 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
-          gh release upload "${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}" "electron/out/Acorn-9.2.0-alpha.AppImage" --clobber
+          gh release upload "${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}" "electron/out/Acorn-10.0.0-alpha.AppImage" --clobber
       - name: upload binary (macos only)
         if: ${{ runner.os == 'macOs' }}
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
-          gh release upload "${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}" "electron/out/Acorn.9.2.0-alpha.darwin-x64.zip" --clobber
+          gh release upload "${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}" "electron/out/Acorn.10.0.0-alpha.darwin-x64.zip" --clobber
       - name: upload binary (Windows only)
         if: ${{ runner.os == 'Windows' }}
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
-          gh release upload "$($env:GITHUB_REF -replace "refs/tags/")" "electron/out/Acorn.Setup.9.2.0-alpha.exe" --clobber
+          gh release upload "$($env:GITHUB_REF -replace "refs/tags/")" "electron/out/Acorn.Setup.10.0.0-alpha.exe" --clobber
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e4826971..8880e4d9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Acorn is currently in **Alpha** testing phase.
 
 ## Things you can do
 
-- [**Download & install the latest Acorn release**](https://github.com/lightningrodlabs/acorn/releases/tag/v9.2.0-alpha).
+- [**Download & install the latest Acorn release**](https://github.com/lightningrodlabs/acorn/releases/tag/v10.0.0-alpha).
 
 - Check out the [Acorn Knowledge Base](https://docs.acorn.software) to learn more about Acorn, its methodology and features.
 
diff --git a/electron/package-lock.json b/electron/package-lock.json
index d1e6621b..afa2c635 100644
--- a/electron/package-lock.json
+++ b/electron/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "acorn",
-  "version": "9.2.0-alpha",
+  "version": "10.0.0-alpha",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "acorn",
-      "version": "9.2.0-alpha",
+      "version": "10.0.0-alpha",
       "license": "CAL-1.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@lightningrodlabs/electron-holochain": "=0.8.0",
diff --git a/electron/package.json b/electron/package.json
index 5e78da8c..8c4664e5 100644
--- a/electron/package.json
+++ b/electron/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "acorn",
-  "version": "9.2.0-alpha",
+  "version": "10.0.0-alpha",
   "description": "Open source peer-to-peer project management for software teams",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/electron/src/paths.ts b/electron/src/paths.ts
index 68d689c4..bba07b6d 100644
--- a/electron/src/paths.ts
+++ b/electron/src/paths.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const PREV_VER_USER_DATA_MIGRATION_FILE_PATHS = [
   path.join(USER_DATA_PATH, `${MIGRATION_FILE_NAME_PREFIX}10`),
   // Acorn 8
   path.join(USER_DATA_PATH, `${MIGRATION_FILE_NAME_PREFIX}11`),
-  // Acorn 9 - holochain 0.1.6
+  // Acorn 9
   path.join(USER_DATA_PATH, `${MIGRATION_FILE_NAME_PREFIX}12`),
 
   // ADD PREVIOUS VERSIONS HERE, WHEN
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 0b00aa08..2a243017 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "acorn",
-  "version": "9.2.0-alpha",
+  "version": "10.0.0-alpha",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "acorn",
-      "version": "9.2.0-alpha",
+      "version": "10.0.0-alpha",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "CAL-1.0",
       "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9e7f09b1..0915bc72 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "acorn",
-  "version": "9.2.0-alpha",
+  "version": "10.0.0-alpha",
   "description": "Acorn is software that helps people create the future",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/web/dist/splashscreen.html b/web/dist/splashscreen.html
index c2e893eb..f7ee0190 100644
--- a/web/dist/splashscreen.html
+++ b/web/dist/splashscreen.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!doctype html><html><head><title>Acorn</title><script defer="defer" src="./splash.js"></script></head><body><div class="splash-wrapper"><div class="splash-image-wrapper"><div class="splash-image-caption">Photograph by Valeriia Miller</div></div><div class="splash-content-wrapper"><div><div class="splash-logo">acorn</div><div class="splash-version">version 9.2.0-alpha</div></div><div class="splash-loading-message" id="activity">Setting up Holochain...</div><div class="splash-description">Acorn is an open-source, peer-to-peer project management application designed and built for distributed software development teams. Acorn functions through defining Intended Outcomes for a project in a Dependency Tree structure.<br/><br/>Acorn is built as a Holochain application, meaning it runs on decentralized peer-to-peer computing and can be used without server infrastructure or a hosting service. The users of a particular Acorn instance are its hosting power.</div><div class="splash-license">© 2020-2023 Harris-Braun Enterprises, LLC.<br/>Licensed under the Cryptographic Autonomy License v1.0.</div></div></div><script>const el = document.getElementById('activity')
+<!doctype html><html><head><title>Acorn</title><script defer="defer" src="./splash.js"></script></head><body><div class="splash-wrapper"><div class="splash-image-wrapper"><div class="splash-image-caption">Photograph by Valeriia Miller</div></div><div class="splash-content-wrapper"><div><div class="splash-logo">acorn</div><div class="splash-version">version 10.0.0-alpha</div></div><div class="splash-loading-message" id="activity">Setting up Holochain...</div><div class="splash-description">Acorn is an open-source, peer-to-peer project management application designed and built for distributed software development teams. Acorn functions through defining Intended Outcomes for a project in a Dependency Tree structure.<br/><br/>Acorn is built as a Holochain application, meaning it runs on decentralized peer-to-peer computing and can be used without server infrastructure or a hosting service. The users of a particular Acorn instance are its hosting power.</div><div class="splash-license">© 2020-2023 Harris-Braun Enterprises, LLC.<br/>Licensed under the Cryptographic Autonomy License v1.0.</div></div></div><script>const el = document.getElementById('activity')
       require('electron').ipcRenderer.on('status', (event, message) => {
         el.innerHTML = message
       })</script></body></html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/package-lock.json b/web/package-lock.json
index 77faec7b..006575e7 100644
--- a/web/package-lock.json
+++ b/web/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "acorn-ui",
-  "version": "9.2.0-alpha",
+  "version": "10.0.0-alpha",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "acorn-ui",
-      "version": "9.2.0-alpha",
+      "version": "10.0.0-alpha",
       "dependencies": {
         "@babel/runtime": "^7.7.4",
         "@holochain/client": "0.12.5",
diff --git a/web/package.json b/web/package.json
index a3d01c13..b8d96567 100644
--- a/web/package.json
+++ b/web/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "acorn-ui",
-  "version": "9.2.0-alpha",
+  "version": "10.0.0-alpha",
   "browser": {
     "child_process": false
   },
diff --git a/web/src/splashscreen.html b/web/src/splashscreen.html
index 9ae24463..de4753ae 100644
--- a/web/src/splashscreen.html
+++ b/web/src/splashscreen.html
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
       <div class="splash-content-wrapper">
         <div>
           <div class="splash-logo">acorn</div>
-          <div class="splash-version">version 9.2.0-alpha</div>
+          <div class="splash-version">version 10.0.0-alpha</div>
         </div>
         <div class="splash-loading-message" id="activity">
           Setting up Holochain...