diff --git a/ArduPlane/version.h b/ArduPlane/version.h
index ead1f4b9a5..d6c009d9ec 100644
--- a/ArduPlane/version.h
+++ b/ArduPlane/version.h
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@
 
 #include "ap_version.h"
 
-#define THISFIRMWARE "ArduPlane V4.2.0dev"
+#define THISFIRMWARE "ArduPlane V4.2.0beta1"
 
 // the following line is parsed by the autotest scripts
-#define FIRMWARE_VERSION 4,2,0,FIRMWARE_VERSION_TYPE_DEV
+#define FIRMWARE_VERSION 4,2,0,FIRMWARE_VERSION_TYPE_BETA
 
 #define FW_MAJOR 4
 #define FW_MINOR 2
 #define FW_PATCH 0
-#define FW_TYPE FIRMWARE_VERSION_TYPE_DEV
+#define FW_TYPE FIRMWARE_VERSION_TYPE_BETA
 
 #include <AP_Common/AP_FWVersionDefine.h>