diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 09185c7ce..22198cbaa 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
         		<artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
         		<version>2.4.2</version>
         		<configuration>
-          			<tagNameFormat>v@{project.version}-alpha</tagNameFormat>
+          			<tagNameFormat>v@{project.version}-beta</tagNameFormat>
         		</configuration>
       		</plugin>
       		<plugin>