diff --git a/weed-fs/src/cmd/weed/version.go b/weed-fs/src/cmd/weed/version.go
index c11dd29d7..8a1d0b218 100644
--- a/weed-fs/src/cmd/weed/version.go
+++ b/weed-fs/src/cmd/weed/version.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	VERSION = "0.26"
+	VERSION = "0.27 beta"
 )
 
 var cmdVersion = &Command{