diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5088401..7b4fa1d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "audius",
   "productName": "Audius",
-  "version": "1.3.0-alpha2",
+  "version": "1.3.0-beta1",
   "description": "A cross-platform app for downloading songs from YouTube and Spotify",
   "author": {
     "name": "Mihir Pathak",
diff --git a/src/modules/AutoUpdater.js b/src/modules/AutoUpdater.js
index 7342bf8..7a9ea14 100644
--- a/src/modules/AutoUpdater.js
+++ b/src/modules/AutoUpdater.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  */ 
  
 const {autoUpdater} = require("electron-updater");
-autoUpdater.channel = 'alpha';
+autoUpdater.channel = 'beta';
 autoUpdater.checkForUpdatesAndNotify();
 
 // Done in two lines :)
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