diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index ba148520e..06a76e90f 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "bourbon",
   "description": "A simple and lightweight mixin library for Sass.",
-  "version": "5.0.0.alpha.0",
+  "version": "5.0.0-beta.1",
   "main": "core/_bourbon.scss",
   "license": "MIT",
   "ignore": [
diff --git a/core/_bourbon.scss b/core/_bourbon.scss
index 03eede857..f748d3ab6 100644
--- a/core/_bourbon.scss
+++ b/core/_bourbon.scss
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Bourbon 5.0.0.alpha.0
+// Bourbon 5.0.0-beta.1
 // http://bourbon.io
 // Copyright 2011 thoughtbot, inc.
 // MIT License
diff --git a/lib/bourbon/version.rb b/lib/bourbon/version.rb
index 22cbc624c..1b36a2b41 100644
--- a/lib/bourbon/version.rb
+++ b/lib/bourbon/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Bourbon
-  VERSION = "5.0.0.alpha.0"
+  VERSION = "5.0.0.beta.1"
 end
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index da6f225d6..0da4069a4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "bourbon",
-  "version": "5.0.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "5.0.0-beta.1",
   "description": "A simple and lightweight mixin library for Sass.",
   "keywords": [
     "css",