diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2079f25..a996ca8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #
 TMP        ?= /tmp
 DIST_PREFIX = ${TMP}
-VERSION     = 4.2rc1
+VERSION     = 4.2beta1
 DEBVERSION  = $(shell echo $(VERSION)|sed 's/\(rc\|pre\|beta\|alpha\)/~\1/')
 BASE        = xen-tools
 VCS         = $(shell if git st > /dev/null; then echo git; \
diff --git a/bin/xen-create-image b/bin/xen-create-image
index 7c99949..774f27a 100755
--- a/bin/xen-create-image
+++ b/bin/xen-create-image
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ my $FAIL = 0;
 #
 # Release number.
 #
-my $RELEASE = '4.2rc1';
+my $RELEASE = '4.2beta1';
 
 
 
diff --git a/bin/xen-create-nfs b/bin/xen-create-nfs
index 6b26e2e..1bd6ee7 100755
--- a/bin/xen-create-nfs
+++ b/bin/xen-create-nfs
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ $CONFIG{ 'template' } = '/etc/xen-tools/xm-nfs.tmpl';
 #
 # Release number.
 #
-my $RELEASE = '4.2rc1';
+my $RELEASE = '4.2beta1';
 
 
 # store version number away.
diff --git a/bin/xen-delete-image b/bin/xen-delete-image
index 546e13e..31edcfd 100755
--- a/bin/xen-delete-image
+++ b/bin/xen-delete-image
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ my %CONFIG;
 #
 # Release number.
 #
-my $RELEASE = '4.2rc1';
+my $RELEASE = '4.2beta1';
 
 
 
diff --git a/bin/xen-list-images b/bin/xen-list-images
index 802d778..6f2c2b0 100755
--- a/bin/xen-list-images
+++ b/bin/xen-list-images
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ $CONFIG{ 'prefix' } = "/etc/xen";
 #
 # Release number.
 #
-my $RELEASE = '4.2rc1';
+my $RELEASE = '4.2beta1';
 
 
 
diff --git a/bin/xen-resize-guest b/bin/xen-resize-guest
index 0c9192a..165cbbd 100755
--- a/bin/xen-resize-guest
+++ b/bin/xen-resize-guest
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ my %CONFIG;
 #
 # Release number.
 #
-my $RELEASE = '4.2rc1';
+my $RELEASE = '4.2beta1';
 
 
 
diff --git a/bin/xen-update-image b/bin/xen-update-image
index bd5f97c..307088c 100755
--- a/bin/xen-update-image
+++ b/bin/xen-update-image
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ my %CONFIG;
 #
 # Release number.
 #
-my $RELEASE = '4.2rc1';
+my $RELEASE = '4.2beta1';
 
 
 #
diff --git a/bin/xt-create-xen-config b/bin/xt-create-xen-config
index 8ae783c..6c762a1 100755
--- a/bin/xt-create-xen-config
+++ b/bin/xt-create-xen-config
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ $CONFIG{ 'template' } = '/etc/xen-tools/xm.tmpl';
 #
 # Release number.
 #
-my $RELEASE = '4.2rc1';
+my $RELEASE = '4.2beta1';
 
 
 
diff --git a/bin/xt-customize-image b/bin/xt-customize-image
index 623a7ee..f10df01 100755
--- a/bin/xt-customize-image
+++ b/bin/xt-customize-image
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ my %CONFIG;
 #
 # Release number.
 #
-my $RELEASE = '4.2rc1';
+my $RELEASE = '4.2beta1';
 
 
 
diff --git a/bin/xt-guess-suite-and-mirror b/bin/xt-guess-suite-and-mirror
index 05aef84..7fac2f5 100755
--- a/bin/xt-guess-suite-and-mirror
+++ b/bin/xt-guess-suite-and-mirror
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ use strict;
 #
 # Release number.
 #
-my $RELEASE = '4.2rc1';
+my $RELEASE = '4.2beta1';
 
 # Init
 my $mirror = '';
diff --git a/bin/xt-install-image b/bin/xt-install-image
index 537ac2b..7134560 100755
--- a/bin/xt-install-image
+++ b/bin/xt-install-image
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ my %CONFIG;
 #
 # Release number.
 #
-my $RELEASE = '4.2rc1';
+my $RELEASE = '4.2beta1';
 
 
 #
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 33750f8..530cf85 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-xen-tools (4.2~rc1-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+xen-tools (4.2~beta1-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
 
   * New maintainer and upstream authors
   * Reintroduction into Debian Unstable (Closes: #566714)