diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,6 +10,16 @@ animate on mouse hover / mouse click / touch event, or triggered manually.
 
 http://ctrl-freaks.github.io/freezeframe.js/
 
+## 5.x TypeScript beta
+
+Freezeframe core is now built in TypeScript! The library will still support usage in JavaScript, but if your project uses TypeScript, you'll have access to Freezeframe's type definitions, improved input validation, and depending on your IDE/text editor, autocompletion/intellisense.
+
+To get started using the TypeScript beta:
+
+```sh
+npm install freezeframe@5.0.0-beta.1
+```
+
 ## 4.x
 
 Version 4+ is built with modern javascript in mind. It's transpiled with webpack/babel, so it should
diff --git a/packages/freezeframe/package-lock.json b/packages/freezeframe/package-lock.json
index 7bef9e3..43240db 100644
--- a/packages/freezeframe/package-lock.json
+++ b/packages/freezeframe/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "freezeframe",
-  "version": "5.0.0-beta.0",
+  "version": "5.0.0-beta.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/freezeframe/package.json b/packages/freezeframe/package.json
index 3f7b7b8..3916691 100755
--- a/packages/freezeframe/package.json
+++ b/packages/freezeframe/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "freezeframe",
-  "version": "5.0.0-beta.0",
+  "version": "5.0.0-beta.1",
   "description": "Freezeframe is a library that automatically pauses animated .gifs and enables them to start animation on mouse hover or click",
   "main": "./dist/freezeframe.min.js",
   "types": "./dist/src/index.d.js",