diff --git a/params/version.go b/params/version.go
index fef360473fdd..a153542cbb46 100644
--- a/params/version.go
+++ b/params/version.go
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ import "fmt"
 const (
 	VersionMajor = 1          // Major version component of the current release
 	VersionMinor = 6          // Minor version component of the current release
-	VersionPatch = 0          // Patch version component of the current release
-	VersionMeta  = "unstable" // Version metadata to append to the version string
+	VersionPatch = 1          // Patch version component of the current release
+	VersionMeta  = "beta" // Version metadata to append to the version string
 )
 
 // Version holds the textual version string.