diff --git a/cmd/crio/main.go b/cmd/crio/main.go
index 26f5000a..b7fa3249 100644
--- a/cmd/crio/main.go
+++ b/cmd/crio/main.go
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func main() {
 	app := cli.NewApp()
 	app.Name = "crio"
 	app.Usage = "crio server"
-	app.Version = "1.0.0-alpha.0"
+	app.Version = "1.0.0-beta.0"
 	app.Metadata = map[string]interface{}{
 		"config": server.DefaultConfig(),
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/crioctl/main.go b/cmd/crioctl/main.go
index e00c6337..977694da 100644
--- a/cmd/crioctl/main.go
+++ b/cmd/crioctl/main.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func main() {
 	app := cli.NewApp()
 	app.Name = "crioctl"
 	app.Usage = "client for crio"
-	app.Version = "1.0.0-alpha.0"
+	app.Version = "1.0.0-beta.0"
 
 	app.Commands = []cli.Command{
 		podSandboxCommand,