diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php
index d3eed40a69d1..1d6e0882dafd 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php
@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@ abstract class Kernel implements KernelInterface, TerminableInterface
     protected $startTime;
     protected $loadClassCache;
 
-    const VERSION = '2.6.0-DEV';
+    const VERSION = '2.6.0-BETA1';
     const VERSION_ID = '20600';
-    const MAJOR_VERSION = '2';
-    const MINOR_VERSION = '6';
-    const RELEASE_VERSION = '0';
-    const EXTRA_VERSION = 'DEV';
+    const MAJOR_VERSION = '2.6.0-BETA1';
+    const MINOR_VERSION = '2.6.0-BETA1';
+    const RELEASE_VERSION = '2.6.0-BETA1';
+    const EXTRA_VERSION = 'BETA1';
 
     /**
      * Constructor.