diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 6e6608e..5d1e49e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ name = "http"
 # - Update html_root_url in lib.rs.
 # - Update CHANGELOG.md.
 # - Create git tag
-version = "0.1.20"
+version = "0.2.0-alpha.0"
 readme = "README.md"
 documentation = "https://docs.rs/http"
 repository = "https://github.com/hyperium/http"
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ A set of types for representing HTTP requests and responses.
 keywords = ["http"]
 categories = ["web-programming"]
 
+# 0.2.x isn't ready just yet
+publish = false
+
 [dependencies]
 bytes = "0.4"
 fnv = "1.0.5"