diff --git a/spyder/__init__.py b/spyder/__init__.py
index 4104bcf561a..9e6d67f780d 100644
--- a/spyder/__init__.py
+++ b/spyder/__init__.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 """
 
-version_info = (4, 0, 0, "dev0")
+version_info = (4, 0, "0b1")
 
 __version__ = '.'.join(map(str, version_info))
 __license__ = __doc__