diff --git a/Example/Podfile.lock b/Example/Podfile.lock
index f0ebb0ef..9eef39c3 100644
--- a/Example/Podfile.lock
+++ b/Example/Podfile.lock
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ PODS:
   - InputBarAccessoryView (4.3.1):
     - InputBarAccessoryView/Core (= 4.3.1)
   - InputBarAccessoryView/Core (4.3.1)
-  - MessageKit (3.1.0):
+  - MessageKit (3.1.0-beta):
     - InputBarAccessoryView (~> 4.3.0)
 
 DEPENDENCIES:
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ EXTERNAL SOURCES:
 
 SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   InputBarAccessoryView: 58a348be7ea2736c7eec60e5c315511c2dbb39fd
-  MessageKit: 3beb578737a5aa2bba25cc27c7b6d6faa09af5a7
+  MessageKit: 4327b7dd96484c53b09704379391125aa1ba6ba7
 
 PODFILE CHECKSUM: 90bd12ca685503630d7fe716609f4974660ed5ee
 
diff --git a/MessageKit.podspec b/MessageKit.podspec
index 06b1f220..c82011a6 100644
--- a/MessageKit.podspec
+++ b/MessageKit.podspec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
    s.name = 'MessageKit'
-   s.version = '3.1.0'
+   s.version = '3.1.0-beta'
    s.license = { :type => "MIT", :file => "LICENSE.md" }
 
    s.summary = 'An elegant messages UI library for iOS.'