diff --git a/lib/paper_trail/version_number.rb b/lib/paper_trail/version_number.rb
index 0d70e496f..3c121b2bf 100644
--- a/lib/paper_trail/version_number.rb
+++ b/lib/paper_trail/version_number.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module PaperTrail
-  VERSION = '3.0.0.beta'
+  VERSION = '3.0.0.beta1'
 end