diff --git a/README b/README
index d5969e2ad..d791a8eb7 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
- OpenSSL 0.9.6 24 Sep 2000
+ OpenSSL 0.9.6a-beta1 13 Mar 2001
 
  Copyright (c) 1998-2000 The OpenSSL Project
  Copyright (c) 1995-1998 Eric A. Young, Tim J. Hudson
diff --git a/STATUS b/STATUS
index 028abb85a..0a9b0b9f1 100644
--- a/STATUS
+++ b/STATUS
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 
   OpenSSL STATUS                           Last modified at
-  ______________                           $Date: 2000/09/24 15:42:34 $
+  ______________                           $Date: 2001/03/13 16:08:32 $
 
   DEVELOPMENT STATE
 
+    o  OpenSSL 0.9.6a: In development...
+                       Beta 1 released on March 13th, 2001
     o  OpenSSL 0.9.6:  Released on September 24th, 2000
     o  OpenSSL 0.9.5a: Released on April      1st, 2000
     o  OpenSSL 0.9.5:  Released on February  28th, 2000
diff --git a/crypto/opensslv.h b/crypto/opensslv.h
index 4c644abe4..fab05a443 100644
--- a/crypto/opensslv.h
+++ b/crypto/opensslv.h
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
  * (Prior to 0.9.5a beta1, a different scheme was used: MMNNFFRBB for
  *  major minor fix final patch/beta)
  */
-#define OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER	0x00906010L
-#define OPENSSL_VERSION_TEXT	"OpenSSL 0.9.6a-dev XX xxx XXXX"
+#define OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER	0x00906011L
+#define OPENSSL_VERSION_TEXT	"OpenSSL 0.9.6a-beta1 13 Mar 2001"
 #define OPENSSL_VERSION_PTEXT	" part of " OPENSSL_VERSION_TEXT