diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 87984125..b61862dd 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ author = "Veronica Berglyd Olsen"
 # The short X.Y version
 version = "1.0"
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = "1.0b1"
+release = "1.0-beta1"
 
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/nw/__init__.py b/nw/__init__.py
index 7e6ad1ef..5367ed23 100644
--- a/nw/__init__.py
+++ b/nw/__init__.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ __package__    = "nw"
 __author__     = "Veronica Berglyd Olsen"
 __copyright__  = "Copyright 2018–2020, Veronica Berglyd Olsen"
 __license__    = "GPLv3"
-__version__    = "1.0b1"
+__version__    = "1.0-beta1"
 __hexversion__ = "0x010000b1"
 __date__       = "2020-08-23"
 __maintainer__ = "Veronica Berglyd Olsen"