diff --git a/libraries/icons/README.md b/libraries/icons/README.md
index d08bdc7694..75e6e4ce84 100644
--- a/libraries/icons/README.md
+++ b/libraries/icons/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # @equinor/eds-icons
 
+NB! This is an early version of the EDS Core React components in Typescript and meant for testing only.
+
 This package is a collection of the `system icons` from the Equinor Design System as javascript objects.
 
 ### Example of javascript object data
diff --git a/libraries/icons/package.json b/libraries/icons/package.json
index eeb84f89f5..df2ddaca14 100644
--- a/libraries/icons/package.json
+++ b/libraries/icons/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@equinor/eds-icons",
-  "version": "0.4.0",
+  "version": "0.5.0-beta.1",
   "description": "Icons from the Equinor Design System",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "dist/icons.esm.js",