diff --git a/lib/framework.php b/lib/framework.php
index d597a8d40d..553bfcccfa 100644
--- a/lib/framework.php
+++ b/lib/framework.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ define('GNUSOCIAL_ENGINE', 'GNU social');
 define('GNUSOCIAL_ENGINE_URL', 'https://www.gnu.org/software/social/');
 
 define('GNUSOCIAL_BASE_VERSION', '1.1.3');
-define('GNUSOCIAL_LIFECYCLE', 'alpha1'); // 'dev', 'alpha[0-9]+', 'beta[0-9]+', 'rc[0-9]+', 'release'
+define('GNUSOCIAL_LIFECYCLE', 'beta'); // 'dev', 'alpha[0-9]+', 'beta[0-9]+', 'rc[0-9]+', 'release'
 
 define('GNUSOCIAL_VERSION', GNUSOCIAL_BASE_VERSION . '-' . GNUSOCIAL_LIFECYCLE);