diff --git a/platformio/__init__.py b/platformio/__init__.py
index 33a56749..f2b9947a 100644
--- a/platformio/__init__.py
+++ b/platformio/__init__.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 import sys
 
-VERSION = (3, 5, "0a2")
+VERSION = (3, 5, "0a3")
 __version__ = ".".join([str(s) for s in VERSION])
 
 __title__ = "platformio"
diff --git a/platformio/managers/core.py b/platformio/managers/core.py
index b9dae1d4..09ba478c 100644
--- a/platformio/managers/core.py
+++ b/platformio/managers/core.py
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ from platformio import __version__, exception, util
 from platformio.managers.package import PackageManager
 
 CORE_PACKAGES = {
-    "contrib-piohome": "<2",
+    "contrib-piohome": ">=0.1.2,<2",
     "pysite-pioplus": ">=0.4.2,<2",
-    "tool-pioplus": ">=0.10.0,<2",
+    "tool-pioplus": ">=0.10.1,<2",
     "tool-unity": "~1.20302.1",
     "tool-scons": "~3.20501.2"
 }