diff --git a/lib/Cake/Config/config.php b/lib/Cake/Config/config.php
index 748dbe7b2..090526412 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Config/config.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Config/config.php
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
  * @since         CakePHP(tm) v 1.1.11.4062
  * @license       MIT License (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php)
  */
-return $config['Cake.version'] = '2.0.0-alpha';
+return $config['Cake.version'] = '2.0.0-beta';
diff --git a/lib/Cake/VERSION.txt b/lib/Cake/VERSION.txt
index 83c9ff9d6..b96f1edce 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/VERSION.txt
+++ b/lib/Cake/VERSION.txt
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
 // @license       MIT License (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php)
 // +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ //
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-2.0.0-alpha
+2.0.0-beta
diff --git a/lib/Cake/View/Pages/home.ctp b/lib/Cake/View/Pages/home.ctp
index ec5b66bee..f59f170b2 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/View/Pages/home.ctp
+++ b/lib/Cake/View/Pages/home.ctp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ App::uses('Debugger', 'Utility');
 	<p>For updates and important announcements, visit http://cakefest.org</p>
 </iframe>
 <h2><?php echo __d('cake_dev', 'Release Notes for CakePHP %s.', Configure::version()); ?></h2>
-<a href="http://cakephp.org/changelogs/2.0.0-alpha"><?php __d('cake_dev', 'Read the changelog'); ?> </a>
+<a href="http://cakephp.org/changelogs/2.0.0-beta"><?php __d('cake_dev', 'Read the changelog'); ?> </a>
 <?php
 if (Configure::read('debug') > 0):
 	Debugger::checkSecurityKeys();