diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a220b8d00e..b8702eb2ba 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ ifndef VERSION
   # We expect that if you are uploading nodeup/protokube, you will set
   # VERSION (along with S3_BUCKET), either directly or by setting CI=1
   ifndef CI
-    VERSION=1.5.0-alpha4
+    VERSION=1.5.0-beta1
   else
     VERSION := git-${GITSHA}
   endif