diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dd0880fd60de..fc60eb6211df 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Kibana 5.0.0-alpha6
+# Kibana 5.0.0-beta1
 
 Kibana is an open source ([Apache Licensed](https://github.com/elastic/kibana/blob/master/LICENSE.md)), browser based analytics and search dashboard for Elasticsearch. Kibana is a snap to setup and start using. Kibana strives to be easy to get started with, while also being flexible and powerful, just like Elasticsearch.
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ For the daring, snapshot builds are available. These builds are created after ea
 
 | platform |  |
 | --- | --- |
-| OSX | [tar](http://download.elastic.co/kibana/kibana-snapshot/kibana-5.0.0-alpha6-SNAPSHOT-darwin-x86_64.tar.gz) |
-| Linux x64 | [tar](http://download.elastic.co/kibana/kibana-snapshot/kibana-5.0.0-alpha6-SNAPSHOT-linux-x86_64.tar.gz) [deb](https://download.elastic.co/kibana/kibana-snapshot/kibana-5.0.0-alpha6-SNAPSHOT-amd64.deb) [rpm](https://download.elastic.co/kibana/kibana-snapshot/kibana-5.0.0-alpha6-SNAPSHOT-x86_64.rpm) |
-| Linux x86 | [tar](http://download.elastic.co/kibana/kibana-snapshot/kibana-5.0.0-alpha6-SNAPSHOT-linux-x86.tar.gz) [deb](https://download.elastic.co/kibana/kibana-snapshot/kibana-5.0.0-alpha6-SNAPSHOT-i386.deb) [rpm](https://download.elastic.co/kibana/kibana-snapshot/kibana-5.0.0-alpha6-SNAPSHOT-i686.rpm) |
-| Windows | [zip](http://download.elastic.co/kibana/kibana-snapshot/kibana-5.0.0-alpha6-SNAPSHOT-windows-x86.zip) |
+| OSX | [tar](http://download.elastic.co/kibana/kibana-snapshot/kibana-5.0.0-beta1-SNAPSHOT-darwin-x86_64.tar.gz) |
+| Linux x64 | [tar](http://download.elastic.co/kibana/kibana-snapshot/kibana-5.0.0-beta1-SNAPSHOT-linux-x86_64.tar.gz) [deb](https://download.elastic.co/kibana/kibana-snapshot/kibana-5.0.0-beta1-SNAPSHOT-amd64.deb) [rpm](https://download.elastic.co/kibana/kibana-snapshot/kibana-5.0.0-beta1-SNAPSHOT-x86_64.rpm) |
+| Linux x86 | [tar](http://download.elastic.co/kibana/kibana-snapshot/kibana-5.0.0-beta1-SNAPSHOT-linux-x86.tar.gz) [deb](https://download.elastic.co/kibana/kibana-snapshot/kibana-5.0.0-beta1-SNAPSHOT-i386.deb) [rpm](https://download.elastic.co/kibana/kibana-snapshot/kibana-5.0.0-beta1-SNAPSHOT-i686.rpm) |
+| Windows | [zip](http://download.elastic.co/kibana/kibana-snapshot/kibana-5.0.0-beta1-SNAPSHOT-windows-x86.zip) |
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d06614be2cd4..9d54d91826c6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     "dashboarding"
   ],
   "private": false,
-  "version": "5.0.0-alpha6",
+  "version": "5.0.0-beta1",
   "build": {
     "number": 8467,
     "sha": "6cb7fec4e154faa0a4a3fee4b33dfef91b9870d9"