diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4252443a7..ae3d30886 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
     "lint": "lerna run lint --stream --no-bail",
     "lint:fix": "lerna run lint:fix --stream --no-bail",
     "bootstrap": "npm install && lerna bootstrap && lerna run --stream bootstrap",
-    "version": "lerna version --exact --preid alpha",
+    "version": "lerna version --exact --preid beta",
     "version:dry": "npm run version -- --no-git-tag-version",
-    "release": "lerna publish from-git --pre-dist-tag alpha --no-verify-access --yes",
+    "release": "lerna publish from-git --pre-dist-tag beta --no-verify-access --yes",
     "clean": "lerna run clean --parallel --stream && lerna clean --yes && rimraf node_modules",
     "test": "lerna run --stream --parallel test",
     "inso-start": "npm start --prefix packages/insomnia-inso",
@@ -75,4 +75,4 @@
     "type-fest": "^1.0.2",
     "typescript": "^4.2.3"
   }
-}
+}
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