diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3daa57be..a02385cf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## 1.9.0
+## 1.9.0b1
 ### Added
 
 - ABI Interaction Support for Python SDK (#247)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e0fe37c2..b39dc011 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     description="Algorand SDK in Python",
     author="Algorand",
     author_email="pypiservice@algorand.com",
-    version="1.9.0",
+    version="1.9.0b1",
     long_description=long_description,
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
     license="MIT",