diff --git a/rollbar/__init__.py b/rollbar/__init__.py
index 4c150e37..4190f7d8 100644
--- a/rollbar/__init__.py
+++ b/rollbar/__init__.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 from rollbar.lib import events, filters, dict_merge, transport, defaultJSONEncode
 
 
-__version__ = '1.0.0b0'
+__version__ = '1.0.0b1'
 __log_name__ = 'rollbar'
 log = logging.getLogger(__log_name__)