diff --git a/py/__init__.py b/py/__init__.py
index 909996b4e..5f8caab60 100644
--- a/py/__init__.py
+++ b/py/__init__.py
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ http://pylib.org/contact.html
 """
 from initpkg import initpkg
 
-version = "1.0.0a2"
+version = "1.0.0b1"
 
 initpkg(__name__,
     description = "pylib and py.test: agile development and test support library",
-    revision = int('$LastChangedRevision: 63177 $'.split(':')[1][:-1]),
-    lastchangedate = '$LastChangedDate: 2009-03-21 14:54:39 +0100 (Sat, 21 Mar 2009) $',
+    revision = int('$LastChangedRevision: 63235 $'.split(':')[1][:-1]),
+    lastchangedate = '$LastChangedDate: 2009-03-23 16:24:30 +0100 (Mon, 23 Mar 2009) $',
     version = version, 
     url = "http://pylib.org", 
     download_url = "http://codespeak.net/py/%s/download.html" % version,
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ initpkg(__name__,
     author_email = "holger at merlinux.eu, py-dev at codespeak.net",
     long_description = globals()['__doc__'],
     classifiers = [
-        "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",
+        "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
         "Intended Audience :: Developers", 
         "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
         "Operating System :: POSIX",
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0dd9826c2..773aed9cf 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ def main():
         name='py',
         description='pylib and py.test: agile development and test support library',
         long_description = long_description, 
-        version='1.0.0a2', 
+        version='1.0.0b1', 
         url='http://pylib.org', 
-        download_url='http://codespeak.net/py/1.0.0a2/download.html', 
+        download_url='http://codespeak.net/py/1.0.0b1/download.html', 
         license='MIT license',
         platforms=['unix', 'linux', 'osx', 'cygwin', 'win32'], 
         author='holger krekel, Guido Wesdorp, Carl Friedrich Bolz, Armin Rigo, Maciej Fijalkowski & others',
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def main():
                                           'py.svnwcrevert = py.cmdline:pysvnwcrevert',
                                           'py.test = py.cmdline:pytest',
                                           'py.which = py.cmdline:pywhich']},
-        classifiers=['Development Status :: 3 - Alpha',
+        classifiers=['Development Status :: 4 - Beta',
                      'Intended Audience :: Developers',
                      'License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License',
                      'Operating System :: POSIX',
@@ -122,8 +122,6 @@ def main():
                              '',
                              '',
                              '',
-                             '',
-                             '',
                              'LICENSE',
                              'bin/_findpy.py',
                              'bin/_genscripts.py',