diff --git a/components/bower.json b/components/bower.json
index efcfbf58..d91be56b 100644
--- a/components/bower.json
+++ b/components/bower.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "handlebars",
-  "version": "2.0.0-alpha.4",
+  "version": "2.0.0-beta.1",
   "main": "handlebars.js",
   "dependencies": {}
 }
diff --git a/components/handlebars.js.nuspec b/components/handlebars.js.nuspec
index 7cf78864..8e676c7a 100644
--- a/components/handlebars.js.nuspec
+++ b/components/handlebars.js.nuspec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <package>
 	<metadata>
 		<id>handlebars.js</id>
-		<version>2.0.0-alpha.4</version>
+		<version>2.0.0-beta.1</version>
 		<authors>handlebars.js Authors</authors>
 		<licenseUrl>https://github.com/wycats/handlebars.js/blob/master/LICENSE</licenseUrl>
 		<projectUrl>https://github.com/wycats/handlebars.js/</projectUrl>
diff --git a/lib/handlebars/base.js b/lib/handlebars/base.js
index 0bc2948e..9ecf6f4f 100644
--- a/lib/handlebars/base.js
+++ b/lib/handlebars/base.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module Utils from "./utils";
 import Exception from "./exception";
 
-export var VERSION = "2.0.0-alpha.4";
+export var VERSION = "2.0.0-beta.1";
 export var COMPILER_REVISION = 6;
 
 export var REVISION_CHANGES = {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8e69350d..1759b1c6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "handlebars",
   "barename": "handlebars",
-  "version": "2.0.0-alpha.4",
+  "version": "2.0.0-beta.1",
   "description": "Handlebars provides the power necessary to let you build semantic templates effectively with no frustration",
   "homepage": "http://www.handlebarsjs.com/",
   "keywords": [