diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index ecb1eaa4..cfa490e3 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## Flot 0.8.0-alpha ##
+## Flot 0.8.0-beta ##
 
 ### API changes ###
 
diff --git a/component.json b/component.json
index a813b3e3..b11748c3 100644
--- a/component.json
+++ b/component.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "Flot",
-	"version": "0.8.0-alpha",
+	"version": "0.8.0-beta",
 	"main": "jquery.flot.js",
 	"dependencies": {
 		"jquery": ">= 1.2.6"
diff --git a/flot.jquery.json b/flot.jquery.json
index c19e77e6..c700a973 100644
--- a/flot.jquery.json
+++ b/flot.jquery.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "flot",
-	"version": "0.8.0-alpha",
+	"version": "0.8.0-beta",
 	"title": "Flot",
 	"author": {
 		"name": "Ole Laursen",
diff --git a/jquery.flot.js b/jquery.flot.js
index 95f06e67..9486fa47 100644
--- a/jquery.flot.js
+++ b/jquery.flot.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Javascript plotting library for jQuery, version 0.8.0-alpha.
+/* Javascript plotting library for jQuery, version 0.8.0-beta.
 
 Copyright (c) 2007-2013 IOLA and Ole Laursen.
 Licensed under the MIT license.
@@ -2934,7 +2934,7 @@ Licensed under the MIT license.
         return plot;
     };
 
-    $.plot.version = "0.8.0-alpha";
+    $.plot.version = "0.8.0-beta";
 
     $.plot.plugins = [];
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3382a12a..46155ac4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "Flot",
-	"version": "0.8.0-alpha",
+	"version": "0.8.0-beta",
 	"main": "jquery.flot.js",
 	"scripts": {
 		"test": "make test"