diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 37cc420a906..1d1113da576 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 # The short X.Y version
 version = "1.0"
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = "1.0.0"
+release = "1.0.0b1"
 
 language = "en"
 
diff --git a/qiskit/VERSION.txt b/qiskit/VERSION.txt
index 3eefcb9dd5b..1b53ae1a4f1 100644
--- a/qiskit/VERSION.txt
+++ b/qiskit/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.0.0
+1.0.0b1