diff --git a/init.cpp b/init.cpp
index 163053455..b97a2d0c7 100644
--- a/init.cpp
+++ b/init.cpp
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ bool CMyApp::OnInit2()
     if (!fDebug && !pszSetDataDir[0])
         ShrinkDebugFile();
     printf("\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n");
-    printf("Bitcoin version %d.%d.%d%s, OS version %s\n", VERSION/10000, (VERSION/100)%100, VERSION%100, pszSubVer, ((string)wxGetOsDescription()).c_str());
+    printf("Bitcoin version %d.%d.%d%s beta, OS version %s\n", VERSION/10000, (VERSION/100)%100, VERSION%100, pszSubVer, ((string)wxGetOsDescription()).c_str());
     printf("System default language is %d %s\n", m_locale.GetSystemLanguage(), ((string)m_locale.GetSysName()).c_str());
     printf("Language file %s (%s)\n", (string("locale/") + (string)m_locale.GetCanonicalName() + "/LC_MESSAGES/bitcoin.mo").c_str(), ((string)m_locale.GetLocale()).c_str());
 
diff --git a/ui.cpp b/ui.cpp
index 973cb0c6d..d6c87f491 100644
--- a/ui.cpp
+++ b/ui.cpp
@@ -1598,7 +1598,7 @@ void COptionsDialog::OnButtonApply(wxCommandEvent& event)
 
 CAboutDialog::CAboutDialog(wxWindow* parent) : CAboutDialogBase(parent)
 {
-    m_staticTextVersion->SetLabel(strprintf(_("version %d.%d.%d"), VERSION/10000, (VERSION/100)%100, VERSION%100));
+    m_staticTextVersion->SetLabel(strprintf(_("version %d.%d.%d beta"), VERSION/10000, (VERSION/100)%100, VERSION%100));
 
     // Change (c) into UTF-8 or ANSI copyright symbol
     wxString str = m_staticTextMain->GetLabel();
@@ -2541,12 +2541,3 @@ void CreateMainWindow()
     ptaskbaricon->Show(fMinimizeToTray || fClosedToTray);
     CreateThread(ThreadDelayedRepaint, NULL);
 }
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