diff --git a/MessageKit.podspec b/MessageKit.podspec
index f95895ee..b013f0d8 100644
--- a/MessageKit.podspec
+++ b/MessageKit.podspec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
    s.name = 'MessageKit'
-   s.version = '1.0.0'
+   s.version = '2.0.0-beta.1'
    s.license = { :type => "MIT", :file => "LICENSE.md" }
 
    s.summary = 'An elegant messages UI library for iOS.'