diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 466df71..556256d 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.1.0"
+  ".": "0.1.0b1"
 }
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ba6e94a..28ed7af 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "polymarket-client"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.0b1"
 description = "Official Python client for Polymarket"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index c5a60af..45aa585 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
     ".": {
       "release-type": "python",
       "package-name": "polymarket-client",
-      "changelog-path": "CHANGELOG.md"
+      "changelog-path": "CHANGELOG.md",
+      "prerelease": true,
+      "prerelease-type": "beta"
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index c5bdcd7..3104196 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "polymarket-client"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.0b1"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "eth-abi" },