1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/version.rb b/version.rb
index dcbf57a4df..5a6d8d0983 100644
--- a/version.rb
+++ b/version.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 module Rails
   module VERSION
     MAJOR = 4
-    MINOR = 0
+    MINOR = 1
     TINY  = 0
-    PRE   = "rc1"
+    PRE   = "beta"
 
     STRING = [MAJOR, MINOR, TINY, PRE].compact.join(".")
   end