diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9daf0989..c4c87bb6 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 URL = 'http://dev.usvao.org/vao/wiki/Products/PyVO'
 
 # VERSION should be PEP386 compatible (http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0386)
-VERSION = '0.0.dev'
+VERSION = '0.0beta2'
 
 # Indicates if this version is a release version
 RELEASE = 'dev' not in VERSION