diff --git a/lib/framework.php b/lib/framework.php
index 9adaf7f838..7c92d14722 100644
--- a/lib/framework.php
+++ b/lib/framework.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 if (!defined('STATUSNET') && !defined('LACONICA')) { exit(1); }
 
 define('STATUSNET_BASE_VERSION', '1.0.0');
-define('STATUSNET_LIFECYCLE', 'alpha5'); // 'dev', 'alpha[0-9]+', 'beta[0-9]+', 'rc[0-9]+', 'release'
+define('STATUSNET_LIFECYCLE', 'beta1'); // 'dev', 'alpha[0-9]+', 'beta[0-9]+', 'rc[0-9]+', 'release'
 define('STATUSNET_VERSION', STATUSNET_BASE_VERSION . STATUSNET_LIFECYCLE);
 
 define('LACONICA_VERSION', STATUSNET_VERSION); // compatibility