diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 09db8e38..9e7f7fca 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "routstr"
-version = "0.1.1"
+version = "0.1.1b"
 description = "Payment proxy for your LLM endpoint using cashu and nostr."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
diff --git a/routstr/core/main.py b/routstr/core/main.py
index 6d4b0b1d..b8a19bbd 100644
--- a/routstr/core/main.py
+++ b/routstr/core/main.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from .middleware import LoggingMiddleware
 setup_logging()
 logger = get_logger(__name__)
 
-__version__ = "0.1.1"
+__version__ = "0.1.1b"
 
 
 @asynccontextmanager
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index abb6336e..c6f2bacd 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -1767,7 +1767,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "routstr"
-version = "0.1.1"
+version = "0.1.1b"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "aiosqlite" },