diff --git a/datamodels/2.x/version.xml b/datamodels/2.x/version.xml
index 967896696b..822529679e 100755
--- a/datamodels/2.x/version.xml
+++ b/datamodels/2.x/version.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <information>
-  <version>2.7.0-dev</version>
+  <version>2.7.0-beta</version>
 </information>