diff --git a/MySQLdb/MySQLdb/__init__.py b/MySQLdb/MySQLdb/__init__.py
index 0462c48..e40496c 100644
--- a/MySQLdb/MySQLdb/__init__.py
+++ b/MySQLdb/MySQLdb/__init__.py
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ version_info = (
     0,
     9,
     3,
-    "alpha",
-    2)
+    "beta",
+    1)
 if version_info[3] == "final": __version__ = "%d.%d.%d" % version_info[:3]
 else: __version__ = "%d.%d.%d%1.1s%d" % version_info[:5]
 
diff --git a/MySQLdb/_mysql.c b/MySQLdb/_mysql.c
index 0f6c0fc..70662b9 100644
--- a/MySQLdb/_mysql.c
+++ b/MySQLdb/_mysql.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#define version_info "(0,9,3,'alpha',2)"
+#define version_info "(0,9,3,'beta',1)"
 #define __version__ "0.9.3"
 /*
 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
diff --git a/MySQLdb/setup.py b/MySQLdb/setup.py
index d8d712d..c605edf 100644
--- a/MySQLdb/setup.py
+++ b/MySQLdb/setup.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ embedded_server = (mysqlclient == 'mysqld')
 name = "MySQL-%s" % os.path.basename(sys.executable)
 if embedded_server:
     name = name + "-embedded"
-version = "0.9.3a2"
+version = "0.9.3b"
 
 # include files and library locations should cover most platforms
 include_dirs = [