diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 833e1d46d..82bd3f2dd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-v2.6.0 (FUTURE)
+v2.6-beta1 (2019-04-29)
+
+**WARNING:** This is a beta release of NetBox intended for development use only. **Do not** rely on it for production
+use. A migration path forward to a stable release **will not** be provided; expect to ultimately lose any data input
+into this instance.
 
 ## New Features
 
diff --git a/netbox/netbox/settings.py b/netbox/netbox/settings.py
index bbb127f65..199cd906e 100644
--- a/netbox/netbox/settings.py
+++ b/netbox/netbox/settings.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
 # Environment setup
 #
 
-VERSION = '2.6.0-dev'
+VERSION = '2.6-beta1'
 
 # Hostname
 HOSTNAME = platform.node()