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-This is MariaDB ColumnStore 1.0.6
-MariaDB ColumnStore 1.0.6 is the development version of MariaDB ColumnStore. 
-It is built by porting InfiniDB 4.6.7 on MariaDB 10.1.19 and adding entirely 
+This is MariaDB ColumnStore 1.1.0 Beta
+MariaDB ColumnStore 1.1.0Beta is the development version of MariaDB ColumnStore. 
+It is built by porting InfiniDB 4.6.7 on MariaDB 10.2 and adding entirely 
 new features not found anywhere else.
 
-MariaDB ColumnStore 1.0.6 is an GA release. This is the first MariaDB 
+MariaDB ColumnStore 1.1.0 is a Beta release. This is the first MariaDB 
 ColumnStore release, not all features planned for the MariaDB ColumnStore 1.0 
 series are included in this release. 
 
 Additional features will be pushed in future releases. 
 A few things to notice:
-- Do not use alpha releases on production systems.
+- Do not use Beta releases on production systems.
 - The building of the ColumnStore engine needs a special build environment. We're working on making it available for everyone to build.