From 27a64da8213f27787ae1c48041a70f197cdcfd6f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mariusz Felisiak <felisiak.mariusz@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2021 11:05:23 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] [4.0.x] Bumped version for 4.0 beta 1.

---
 django/__init__.py | 2 +-
 setup.cfg          | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/django/__init__.py b/django/__init__.py
index f9efb5a46e..bc8dbc2104 100644
--- a/django/__init__.py
+++ b/django/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from django.utils.version import get_version
 
-VERSION = (4, 0, 0, 'alpha', 1)
+VERSION = (4, 0, 0, 'beta', 1)
 
 __version__ = get_version(VERSION)
 
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 2a53baaa40..1f00fa9471 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ description = A high-level Python web framework that encourages rapid developmen
 long_description = file: README.rst
 license = BSD-3-Clause
 classifiers =
-    Development Status :: 3 - Alpha
+    Development Status :: 4 - Beta
     Environment :: Web Environment
     Framework :: Django
     Intended Audience :: Developers