diff --git a/pisi/__init__.py b/pisi/__init__.py
index 2d2101c3..98b0fdbc 100644
--- a/pisi/__init__.py
+++ b/pisi/__init__.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 # PiSi version
 
-__version__ = "1.0_alpha9"
+__version__ = "1.0_beta1"
 
 __all__ = [ 'api', 'packagedb', 'installdb' ]