diff --git a/gns3/dialogs/preferences_dialog.py b/gns3/dialogs/preferences_dialog.py
index ab07c038e..b445aa936 100644
--- a/gns3/dialogs/preferences_dialog.py
+++ b/gns3/dialogs/preferences_dialog.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def _loadPreferencePages(self):
             GeneralPreferencesPage,
             ServerPreferencesPage,
             PacketCapturePreferencesPage,
-            CloudPreferencesPage,
+            #CloudPreferencesPage,  #FIXME: for beta release
         ]
 
         for page in pages:
diff --git a/gns3/main_window.py b/gns3/main_window.py
index 9ac8b3e54..3f3129dc8 100644
--- a/gns3/main_window.py
+++ b/gns3/main_window.py
@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@ def __init__(self, parent=None):
         # set the window icon
         self.setWindowIcon(QtGui.QIcon(":/images/gns3.ico"))
 
+        #FIXME: hide the cloud dock for beta release
+        self.uiCloudInspectorDockWidget.hide()
+
         # load initial stuff once the event loop isn't busy
         QtCore.QTimer.singleShot(0, self.startupLoading)
 
diff --git a/gns3/version.py b/gns3/version.py
index 9041c654e..a5fb16954 100644
--- a/gns3/version.py
+++ b/gns3/version.py
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@
 number has been incremented)
 """
 
-__version__ = "1.0beta2.dev2"
+__version__ = "1.0beta2"
 __version_info__ = (1, 0, 0, -99)