diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index da45797e..2b2b570e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "markdown",
-  "version": "0.5.0",
+  "version": "0.6.0-beta1",
   "description": "A sensible Markdown parser for javascript",
   "keywords": [
     "markdown",