diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f03c3693..611df01e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ update:
 	echo "remember that pymysql was tweaked"
 src:
 	### Use semantic versioning
-	echo 'Version 2.10.0-trunk+timestamp.'`date +%Y.%m.%d.%H.%M.%S` > VERSION
+	echo 'Version 2.9.6-beta+timestamp.'`date +%Y.%m.%d.%H.%M.%S` > VERSION
 	### rm -f all junk files
 	make clean
 	### clean up baisc apps
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 3b7bdd40..3db54d93 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.10.0-trunk+timestamp.2014.08.26.14.29.11
+Version 2.9.6-beta+timestamp.2014.08.26.14.30.42