diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index 7fbe61344..53fe369bd 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "jquery",
-  "version": "2.1.0-pre",
+  "version": "2.1.0-beta2",
   "ignore": [
     "**/.*",
     "build",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7add8435e..174d13ba9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "jquery",
   "title": "jQuery",
   "description": "JavaScript library for DOM operations",
-  "version": "2.1.0-pre",
+  "version": "2.1.0-beta2",
   "homepage": "http://jquery.com",
   "author": {
     "name": "jQuery Foundation and other contributors",