diff --git a/middleman-core/lib/middleman-core/version.rb b/middleman-core/lib/middleman-core/version.rb
index b7fd0f17..2effa504 100644
--- a/middleman-core/lib/middleman-core/version.rb
+++ b/middleman-core/lib/middleman-core/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module Middleman
   # Current Version
   # @return [String]
-  VERSION = '3.0.1' unless const_defined?(:VERSION)
+  VERSION = '3.0.1.pre' unless const_defined?(:VERSION)
 end
diff --git a/middleman/middleman.gemspec b/middleman/middleman.gemspec
index 024e0170..e8077aef 100644
--- a/middleman/middleman.gemspec
+++ b/middleman/middleman.gemspec
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
 
   s.add_dependency("middleman-core", Middleman::VERSION)
   s.add_dependency("middleman-more", Middleman::VERSION)
-  s.add_dependency("middleman-sprockets", Middleman::VERSION)
+  s.add_dependency("middleman-sprockets", "3.0.0")
 end