diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 767eb8c305..c5fa360b8b 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 // This just holds the version number, in a separate file so we can bump it without cluttering the SVN
 
-$wp_version = '1.6-ALPHA-2-still-dont-use';
+$wp_version = '2.0-beta-1';
 $wp_db_version = 3104;
 
-?>
+?>
\ No newline at end of file