[3.0.x] Bumped version for 3.0 beta 1.3.0b1

2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/django/__init__.py b/django/__init__.py
index 61d7923c91..2010f4d1e1 100644
--- a/django/__init__.py
+++ b/django/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from django.utils.version import get_version
 
-VERSION = (3, 0, 0, 'alpha', 1)
+VERSION = (3, 0, 0, 'beta', 1)
 
 __version__ = get_version(VERSION)
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2eab9d1996..ebf8ff7509 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ setup(
     },
     zip_safe=False,
     classifiers=[
-        'Development Status :: 3 - Alpha',
+        'Development Status :: 4 - Beta',
         'Environment :: Web Environment',
         'Framework :: Django',
         'Intended Audience :: Developers',