diff --git a/ELECTRON_VERSION b/ELECTRON_VERSION
index d089f6d74812e..b9e79f2a3746e 100644
--- a/ELECTRON_VERSION
+++ b/ELECTRON_VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-6.0.12
\ No newline at end of file
+6.1.0-beta.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/atom/browser/resources/mac/Info.plist b/atom/browser/resources/mac/Info.plist
index 59b1a119fa920..265e5f610d068 100644
--- a/atom/browser/resources/mac/Info.plist
+++ b/atom/browser/resources/mac/Info.plist
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
     <key>CFBundleIconFile</key>
     <string>electron.icns</string>
     <key>CFBundleVersion</key>
-    <string>6.0.12</string>
+    <string>6.1.0-beta.0</string>
     <key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
-    <string>6.0.12</string>
+    <string>6.1.0-beta.0</string>
     <key>LSApplicationCategoryType</key>
     <string>public.app-category.developer-tools</string>
     <key>LSMinimumSystemVersion</key>
diff --git a/atom/browser/resources/win/atom.rc b/atom/browser/resources/win/atom.rc
index ab44121518d97..c321ba9900f6b 100644
--- a/atom/browser/resources/win/atom.rc
+++ b/atom/browser/resources/win/atom.rc
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ END
 //
 
 VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
- FILEVERSION 6,0,12,0
- PRODUCTVERSION 6,0,12,0
+ FILEVERSION 6,0,12,0
+ PRODUCTVERSION 6,0,12,0
  FILEFLAGSMASK 0x3fL
 #ifdef _DEBUG
  FILEFLAGS 0x1L
@@ -68,12 +68,12 @@ BEGIN
         BEGIN
             VALUE "CompanyName", "GitHub, Inc."
             VALUE "FileDescription", "Electron"
-            VALUE "FileVersion", "6.0.12"
+            VALUE "FileVersion", "6.1.0-beta.0"
             VALUE "InternalName", "electron.exe"
             VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Copyright (C) 2015 GitHub, Inc. All rights reserved."
             VALUE "OriginalFilename", "electron.exe"
             VALUE "ProductName", "Electron"
-            VALUE "ProductVersion", "6.0.12"
+            VALUE "ProductVersion", "6.1.0-beta.0"
             VALUE "SquirrelAwareVersion", "1"
         END
     END
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2bdfcf9902a2b..da6211d940864 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "electron",
-  "version": "6.0.12",
+  "version": "6.1.0-beta.0",
   "repository": "https://github.com/electron/electron",
   "description": "Build cross platform desktop apps with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS",
   "devDependencies": {