diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index 738edc1..a870d37 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
     <PropertyGroup>
         <TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
         <!--always bump /version.json and /docs/conf.py to <Version>X.Y.Z</Version>to keep nuget, build and document versions in sync-->
-        <Version>9.0.0-alpha.2</Version>
-        <IdentityServerVersion>9.0.0-alpha.2</IdentityServerVersion>
+        <Version>9.0.0-beta.1</Version>
+        <IdentityServerVersion>9.0.0-beta.1</IdentityServerVersion>
         <PackageId>Reborn.$(MSBuildProjectName)</PackageId>
         <Title>$(MSBuildProjectName)</Title>
         <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
diff --git a/version.json b/version.json
index c36fc1a..f99c547 100644
--- a/version.json
+++ b/version.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dotnet/Nerdbank.GitVersioning/main/src/NerdBank.GitVersioning/version.schema.json",
-  "version": "9.0.0-alpha.2",
+  "version": "9.0.0-beta.1",
   "nugetPackageVersion": {
     "semVer": 2, // optional. Set to either 1 or 2 to control how the NuGet package version string is generated. Default is 1.
     "precision": "revision"