diff --git a/maloja/__pkginfo__.py b/maloja/__pkginfo__.py
index 05d8c63..a0a9836 100644
--- a/maloja/__pkginfo__.py
+++ b/maloja/__pkginfo__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # you know what f*ck it
 # this is hardcoded for now because of that damn project / package name discrepancy
 # i'll fix it one day
-VERSION = "3.0.0-alpha"
+VERSION = "3.0.0-beta.1"
 HOMEPAGE = "https://github.com/krateng/maloja"