diff --git a/Utilities/cmake_release_version.sh b/Utilities/cmake_release_version.sh
index d04747a6b..3cf2e2034 100755
--- a/Utilities/cmake_release_version.sh
+++ b/Utilities/cmake_release_version.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 CURRENT_TAG="Release-1-6"
-CURRENT_VERSION="1.6.0"
+CURRENT_VERSION="1.6.beta1"
 CURRENT_RELEASE="1"
 
 # Cygwin packages need previous version/release.