diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index b12c06c18..56e4f9650 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 PRODUCT_ID=Airtime
-PRODUCT_RELEASE=1.9.0
+PRODUCT_RELEASE=1.9.0-beta1
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/configs/constants.php b/airtime_mvc/application/configs/constants.php
index ffc94d660..edd4211eb 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/configs/constants.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/configs/constants.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
-define('AIRTIME_VERSION', '1.9.0-devel');
+define('AIRTIME_VERSION', '1.9.0-beta1');
 define('AIRTIME_COPYRIGHT_DATE', '2010-2011');
 define('AIRTIME_REST_VERSION', '1.1');