diff --git a/locust/__init__.py b/locust/__init__.py
index 0903736f28..41ce22aa7b 100644
--- a/locust/__init__.py
+++ b/locust/__init__.py
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 
 events = Events()
 
-__version__ = "1.0.0"
+__version__ = "1.0b1"