diff --git a/scheme/cyclone/common.sld b/scheme/cyclone/common.sld
index da99aaa2..0714fd00 100644
--- a/scheme/cyclone/common.sld
+++ b/scheme/cyclone/common.sld
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     *c-file-header-comment*)
   (begin
 (define *version-number* "0.1.6")
-(define *version-name* "alpha")
+(define *version-name* "beta")
 (define *version* (string-append *version-number* " (" *version-name* ")"))
 
 (define *version-banner*