diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 668eabfd73b..c52cba912fc 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ ac_config_sub=$ac_aux_dir/config.sub
 ac_configure=$ac_aux_dir/configure # This should be Cygnus configure.
 
 
-VERSION='7.1devel'
+VERSION='7.1beta1'
 
 cat >> confdefs.h <<EOF
 #define PG_VERSION "$VERSION"
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index a97567021fb..7e1085142bf 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_HEADER(src/include/config.h)
 AC_PREREQ(2.13)
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(config)
 
-VERSION='7.1devel'
+VERSION='7.1beta1'
 AC_SUBST(VERSION)
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(PG_VERSION, "$VERSION")