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-    <version>2.0.0-alpha4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-beta-1.SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../hbase-build-configuration</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>hbase-thrift</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9df50e77e46..027f6dfb6d3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
   <groupId>org.apache.hbase</groupId>
   <artifactId>hbase</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>2.0.0-alpha4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.0.0-beta-1.SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache HBase</name>
   <description>
     Apache HBase™ is the Hadoop database. Use it when you need