diff --git a/loopy/version.py b/loopy/version.py
index 0e482bbfe1241aed771e0e399adecf44fdf91dbd..bd276c161434e16a861763b90e7424a2c5399c5c 100644
--- a/loopy/version.py
+++ b/loopy/version.py
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 
 
 VERSION = (2014, 1)
-VERSION_STATUS = "beta1"
+VERSION_STATUS = "beta2"
 VERSION_TEXT = ".".join(str(x) for x in VERSION) + VERSION_STATUS