diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
index 708ecbe0..8e4ef787 100644
--- a/version.go
+++ b/version.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const (
 
 	// appPreRelease MUST only contain characters from semanticAlphabet
 	// per the semantic versioning spec.
-	appPreRelease = "alpha"
+	appPreRelease = "beta"
 )
 
 // appBuild is defined as a variable so it can be overridden during the build