diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 33f3f90..eab179a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <groupId>org.bsc.maven</groupId>
   <artifactId>maven-processor-plugin</artifactId>
   <packaging>maven-plugin</packaging>
-  <version>2.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.1.0-beta1</version>
   <name>maven-processor-plugin - ${project.version}</name>
   <description>A maven plugin to process annotation for jdk6 at compile time