diff --git a/judoscale-ruby/lib/judoscale/version.rb b/judoscale-ruby/lib/judoscale/version.rb
index d5faa771..c4729b6a 100644
--- a/judoscale-ruby/lib/judoscale/version.rb
+++ b/judoscale-ruby/lib/judoscale/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module Judoscale
-  VERSION = "1.6.1.alpha"
+  VERSION = "1.6.1.beta"
 end