diff --git a/rare/__init__.py b/rare/__init__.py
index a54b4960..3d503edd 100644
--- a/rare/__init__.py
+++ b/rare/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import os
 
-__version__ = "0.9.9"
+__version__ = "1.0_beta"
 style_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "styles/")
 lang_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "languages/")