diff --git a/lib/middleman/version.rb b/lib/middleman/version.rb
index 4a2d324fb..dae7fa398 100644
--- a/lib/middleman/version.rb
+++ b/lib/middleman/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Middleman
-  VERSION = "1.1.0.alpha.2"
+  VERSION = "1.1.0.beta.0"
 end
diff --git a/middleman.gemspec b/middleman.gemspec
index 3bb82f745..80a8423c7 100644
--- a/middleman.gemspec
+++ b/middleman.gemspec
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.add_runtime_dependency("yui-compressor", ["~> 0.9.0"])
   s.add_runtime_dependency("haml", ["~> 3.0"])
   s.add_runtime_dependency("sass", ["3.1.0.alpha.214"])
-  s.add_runtime_dependency("compass", ["0.11.0.alpha.4"])
+  s.add_runtime_dependency("compass", ["0.11.0.beta.0"])
   s.add_runtime_dependency("json_pure", ["~> 1.4.0"])
   s.add_runtime_dependency("smusher", ["~> 0.4.5"])
   s.add_runtime_dependency("compass-slickmap", ["~> 0.4.0"])