diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d402ccf04..81ad381b9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ endif()
 
 set(API_VERSION "0.9")
 project(Quotient VERSION "${API_VERSION}.0" LANGUAGES CXX)
-set(PRE_STAGE "alpha")
+set(PRE_STAGE "beta")
 set(FULL_VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION}~${PRE_STAGE})
 
 message(STATUS)