diff --git a/build/build.xml b/build/build.xml
index f07ada8f..34e07d09 100644
--- a/build/build.xml
+++ b/build/build.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <property name="version.major" value="2"/>
     <property name="version.minor" value="6"/>
     <property name="version.revision" value="0"/>
-    <property name="version.extra" value=""/>
+    <property name="version.extra" value="beta1"/>
     <!-- For 'beta' or 'alpha' -->
 
     <!-- Setup the full version property correctly -->
diff --git a/documentation/README.html b/documentation/README.html
index 842ab2d3..4701ee87 100644
--- a/documentation/README.html
+++ b/documentation/README.html
@@ -166,11 +166,11 @@ hr {
 <table border=0>
 <tr>
 	<td align="right">version:</td>
-	<td><b>2.6.0</b></td>
+	<td><b>2.6.0 Beta 1</b></td>
 </tr>
     <tr>
 	<td align="right">released:</td>
-	<td><b>November 14th, 2007</b></td>
+	<td><b>June 13th, 2008</b></td>
 </tr>
 </table>
 
diff --git a/src/java/org/jivesoftware/sparkimpl/settings/JiveInfo.java b/src/java/org/jivesoftware/sparkimpl/settings/JiveInfo.java
index 653f0187..3f3afb22 100644
--- a/src/java/org/jivesoftware/sparkimpl/settings/JiveInfo.java
+++ b/src/java/org/jivesoftware/sparkimpl/settings/JiveInfo.java
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ public class JiveInfo {
     }
 
     public static String getVersion() {
-        return "2.6.0";
+        return "2.6.0 Beta 1";
     }
 
     public static String getBuildNumber() {
-        return "2.6.0";
+        return "2.6.0 Beta 1";
     }
 
     public static String getOS() {