diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ebddcbab..eb04451f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ The changelog for `MessageKit`. Also see the [releases](https://github.com/Messa
 
 ## Upcoming release
 
+## [[Prerelease] 1.0.0-beta.1](https://github.com/MessageKit/MessageKit/releases/tag/1.0.0-beta.1)
+
 ### Added
 
 - **Breaking Change** Added new `MessagesDataSource` delegate methods, `numberOfSections(in)` and `numberOfItems(inSection:in)`.
diff --git a/MessageKit.podspec b/MessageKit.podspec
index 53b027d0..04643ad8 100644
--- a/MessageKit.podspec
+++ b/MessageKit.podspec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
    s.name = 'MessageKit'
-   s.version = '0.13.5'
+   s.version = '1.0.0-beta.1'
    s.license = { :type => "MIT", :file => "LICENSE.md" }
 
    s.summary = 'An elegant messages UI library for iOS.'