diff --git a/lib/chef/version.rb b/lib/chef/version.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/chef/version.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/version.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 class Chef
   CHEF_ROOT = File.dirname(File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__)))
-  VERSION = '11.0.0.beta.0'
+  VERSION = '11.0.0.beta.1'
 end
 
 # NOTE: the Chef::Version class is defined in version_class.rb
bump to <I>.beta<I> release