diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 826fec51a..2b0220a47 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 				"lint-staged": "^15.2.0",
 				"loader-utils": "^2.0.0 || ^3.0.0",
 				"module-alias": "^2.2.2",
-				"nativescript": "*",
+				"nativescript": "alpha",
 				"nativescript-typedoc-theme": "1.1.0",
 				"nx": "21.3.7",
 				"parse-css": "git+https://github.com/tabatkins/parse-css.git",
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index fc5e5348a..9f8979c55 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@nativescript/core",
-	"version": "9.0.0-alpha.21",
+	"version": "9.0.0-alpha.22",
 	"description": "A JavaScript library providing an easy to use api for interacting with iOS and Android platform APIs.",
 	"type": "module",
 	"main": "index",