diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index 93fef9e..3e69d42 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ var (
 	// VersionPrerelease is A pre-release marker for the Version. If this is ""
 	// (empty string) then it means that it is a final release. Otherwise, this
 	// is a pre-release such as "dev" (in development), "beta", "rc1", etc.
-	VersionPrerelease = "dev"
+	VersionPrerelease = "beta"
 
 	// PluginVersion is used by the plugin set to allow Packer to recognize
 	// what version this plugin is.