diff --git a/.changeset/lemon-peas-sin.md b/.changeset/lemon-peas-sin.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c536d576a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/lemon-peas-sin.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+'@aws-amplify/backend': patch
+'@aws-amplify/backend-cli': patch
+'create-amplify': patch
+---
+
+Force release to beta tag
diff --git a/.changeset/pre.json b/.changeset/pre.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e398b9c2a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/pre.json
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{
+  "mode": "pre",
+  "tag": "beta",
+  "initialVersions": {
+    "@aws-amplify/auth-construct-alpha": "0.5.6",
+    "@aws-amplify/backend": "0.12.1",
+    "@aws-amplify/backend-auth": "0.4.7",
+    "@aws-amplify/backend-data": "0.9.6",
+    "@aws-amplify/backend-deployer": "0.5.0",
+    "@aws-amplify/backend-function": "0.7.1",
+    "@aws-amplify/backend-output-schemas": "0.6.0",
+    "@aws-amplify/backend-output-storage": "0.3.0",
+    "@aws-amplify/backend-platform-test-stubs": "0.3.2",
+    "@aws-amplify/backend-secret": "0.4.4",
+    "@aws-amplify/backend-storage": "0.5.0",
+    "@aws-amplify/backend-cli": "0.11.1",
+    "@aws-amplify/cli-core": "0.4.0",
+    "@aws-amplify/client-config": "0.8.0",
+    "create-amplify": "0.6.0",
+    "@aws-amplify/deployed-backend-client": "0.3.10",
+    "eslint-plugin-amplify-backend-rules": "0.0.1",
+    "@aws-amplify/form-generator": "0.7.0",
+    "@aws-amplify/integration-tests": "0.4.3",
+    "@aws-amplify/model-generator": "0.4.0",
+    "@aws-amplify/platform-core": "0.4.4",
+    "@aws-amplify/plugin-types": "0.8.0",
+    "@aws-amplify/sandbox": "0.5.1"
+  },
+  "changesets": []
+}
diff --git a/packages/create-amplify/src/amplify_project_creator.ts b/packages/create-amplify/src/amplify_project_creator.ts
index 5e968049ab..4a7abd1ce1 100644
--- a/packages/create-amplify/src/amplify_project_creator.ts
+++ b/packages/create-amplify/src/amplify_project_creator.ts
@@ -8,12 +8,16 @@ import { printer } from './printer.js';
 const LEARN_MORE_USAGE_DATA_TRACKING_LINK = `https://docs.amplify.aws/gen2/reference/telemetry`;
 
 /**
- *
+ * Orchestration class that sets up a new Amplify project
  */
 export class AmplifyProjectCreator {
+  /**
+   * TODO: remove @beta tags before GA
+   * https://github.com/aws-amplify/amplify-backend/issues/1013
+   */
   private readonly defaultDevPackages = [
-    '@aws-amplify/backend',
-    '@aws-amplify/backend-cli',
+    '@aws-amplify/backend@beta',
+    '@aws-amplify/backend-cli@beta',
     'aws-cdk@^2',
     'aws-cdk-lib@^2',
     'constructs@^10.0.0',