diff --git a/apps/advanced/composer.json b/apps/advanced/composer.json
index c6535c4..72268b4 100644
--- a/apps/advanced/composer.json
+++ b/apps/advanced/composer.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 		"irc": "irc://irc.freenode.net/yii",
 		"source": "https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2"
 	},
-	"minimum-stability": "alpha",
+	"minimum-stability": "dev",
 	"require": {
 		"php": ">=5.4.0",
 		"yiisoft/yii2": "*",
diff --git a/apps/basic/composer.json b/apps/basic/composer.json
index 80875b8..a794341 100644
--- a/apps/basic/composer.json
+++ b/apps/basic/composer.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 		"irc": "irc://irc.freenode.net/yii",
 		"source": "https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2"
 	},
-	"minimum-stability": "alpha",
+	"minimum-stability": "dev",
 	"require": {
 		"php": ">=5.4.0",
 		"yiisoft/yii2": "*",
diff --git a/apps/benchmark/composer.json b/apps/benchmark/composer.json
index cffcd9a..d980f9a 100644
--- a/apps/benchmark/composer.json
+++ b/apps/benchmark/composer.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 	"config": {
 	  "vendor-dir": "protected/vendor"
 	},
-	"minimum-stability": "alpha",
+	"minimum-stability": "dev",
 	"require": {
 		"php": ">=5.4.0",
 		"yiisoft/yii2": "*"
diff --git a/framework/CHANGELOG.md b/framework/CHANGELOG.md
index 8e4a1fd..c460706 100644
--- a/framework/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/framework/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 Yii Framework 2 Change Log
 ==========================
 
-2.0 alpha, December 1, 2013
+2.0.0 beta under development
+----------------------------
+
+
+2.0.0 alpha, December 1, 2013
 ---------------------------
 
 - Initial release.
diff --git a/framework/yii/BaseYii.php b/framework/yii/BaseYii.php
index 073476f..9343764 100644
--- a/framework/yii/BaseYii.php
+++ b/framework/yii/BaseYii.php
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class BaseYii
 	 */
 	public static function getVersion()
 	{
-		return '2.0.0-alpha';
+		return '2.0.0-dev';
 	}
 
 	/**