diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 96e16c8..9daf2d9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
+# Build output
 target/
 node_modules/
 dist/
 src-tauri/gen/
+
+# Logs / scratch
 *.log
+nohup.out
+
+# Dev notes, research and planning artifacts — not part of the app
+memory/
+research/
+TODO-Feature-Docs/
+HANDOFF*.md
+GAMEPLAN.md
+.codex/
+.claude/
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 86e9d93..fc926a6 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ members = [
 ]
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.0-alpha.1"
 edition = "2021"
 rust-version = "1.77.2"
 authors = ["Trifecta Solutions"]
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index aa21c54..c8be4b1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "soulstream",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "version": "0.1.0-alpha.1",
   "type": "module",
   "description": "SoulStream \u2014 music player, downloader and streamer for the Soulseek network",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
index c8aef27..63c4b48 100644
--- a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
+++ b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "$schema": "../node_modules/@tauri-apps/cli/config.schema.json",
   "productName": "SoulStream",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "version": "0.1.0-alpha.1",
   "identifier": "com.soulstream.app",
   "build": {
     "beforeDevCommand": "npm run dev",