diff --git a/kong-2.3.0alpha.1-0.rockspec b/kong-2.3.0beta.1-0.rockspec
similarity index 99%
rename from kong-2.3.0alpha.1-0.rockspec
rename to kong-2.3.0beta.1-0.rockspec
index d4e926bb72e3..0eafa79137b5 100644
--- a/kong-2.3.0alpha.1-0.rockspec
+++ b/kong-2.3.0beta.1-0.rockspec
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 package = "kong"
-version = "2.3.0alpha.1-0"
+version = "2.3.0beta.1-0"
 supported_platforms = {"linux", "macosx"}
 source = {
   url = "git://github.com/Kong/kong",
-  tag = "2.3.0-alpha.1"
+  tag = "2.3.0-beta.1"
 }
 description = {
   summary = "Kong is a scalable and customizable API Management Layer built on top of Nginx.",
diff --git a/kong/meta.lua b/kong/meta.lua
index 67337f7ffffb..82743bf672d9 100644
--- a/kong/meta.lua
+++ b/kong/meta.lua
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ local version = setmetatable({
   major = 2,
   minor = 3,
   patch = 0,
-  suffix = "alpha.1"
+  suffix = "beta.1"
 }, {
   -- our Makefile during certain releases adjusts this line. Any changes to
   -- the format need to be reflected in both places