diff --git a/flextype/bootstrap.php b/flextype/bootstrap.php
index 1a73f744..8948606b 100755
--- a/flextype/bootstrap.php
+++ b/flextype/bootstrap.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ use function mb_regex_encoding;
  *
  * @var string
  */
-define('FLEXTYPE_VERSION', '0.9.7 DEV');
+define('FLEXTYPE_VERSION', '0.9.7 BETA.1');
 
 /**
  * Start the session