diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5196027a9..8d5a8d511 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mathjax",
-  "version": "2.7.0",
+  "version": "2.7.0-beta.0",
   "description": "Beautiful math in all browsers. MathJax is an open-source JavaScript display engine for LaTeX, MathML, and AsciiMath notation that works in all browsers.",
   "keywords": [
     "math",