diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2b4ce392..b7a7ac6a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/Esri/cedar.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/Esri/cedar)
 
-> **NOTE:** You're looking at the documentation for v0.x, but v1.x is in alpha. For more info, see [the v1.x (alpha) documentation](./packages/cedar/README.md).
+> **NOTE:** You're looking at the documentation for v0.x, but v1.x is in beta. For more info, see [the v1.x (beta) documentation](./packages/cedar/README.md).
 
 Cedar is a library for crafting, sharing and data visualizations powered by ArcGIS Services. Built with D3 and the Vega graphics grammar, Cedar extends them with bindings for making templated chart graphics that can be re-used with different datasets.
 
diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index 01b8294a..cf6c19b6 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
     "packages/*"
   ],
   "npmClient": "yarn",
-  "version": "1.0.0-alpha.7"
+  "version": "1.0.0-beta.0"
 }
diff --git a/packages/cedar-amcharts/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/cedar-amcharts/CHANGELOG.md
index a252fc96..889d2605 100644
--- a/packages/cedar-amcharts/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/cedar-amcharts/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
-## Unreleased
+## 1.0.0-beta.0
 ### Changed
 - install amcharts from npm instead of git
 - added fillInSpec() tests for more chart types (including v0.9 definitions)
diff --git a/packages/cedar-amcharts/package.json b/packages/cedar-amcharts/package.json
index ba62424a..38adbc6d 100644
--- a/packages/cedar-amcharts/package.json
+++ b/packages/cedar-amcharts/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@esri/cedar-amcharts",
-  "version": "1.0.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "1.0.0-beta.0",
   "description": "amCharts engine for @esri/cedar",
   "files": [
     "dist"
diff --git a/packages/cedar/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/cedar/CHANGELOG.md
index a6452d97..cdf7b2ce 100644
--- a/packages/cedar/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/cedar/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
-## Unreleased
+## [1.0.0-beta.0]
 ### Fixed
 - add dataset.join instead of assuming 1:1 datasets:series
 ### Changed
@@ -199,7 +199,8 @@ Baseline version.
 - Basic interaction events: on, off, clicked
 - Map to Chart interaction demos
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/Esri/cedar/compare/v1.0.0-alpha.7...master
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/Esri/cedar/compare/v1.0.0-beta.0...master
+[1.0.0-beta.0]: https://github.com/Esri/cedar/compare/v1.0.0-alpha.7...v1.0.0-beta.0
 [1.0.0-alpha.7]: https://github.com/Esri/cedar/compare/v1.0.0-alpha.6...v1.0.0-alpha.7
 [1.0.0-alpha.6]: https://github.com/Esri/cedar/compare/v1.0.0-alpha.5...v1.0.0-alpha.6
 [1.0.0-alpha.5]: https://github.com/Esri/cedar/compare/v1.0.0-alpha.4...v1.0.0-alpha.5
diff --git a/packages/cedar/README.md b/packages/cedar/README.md
index 17b7bad5..7a1d94fc 100644
--- a/packages/cedar/README.md
+++ b/packages/cedar/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 Cedar is a library for crafting and sharing data visualizations powered by ArcGIS Services.
 
-> You are looking at the documentation for cedar v1.x, which is currently in alpha. You can also view the [v0.x documentation](../../README.md).
+> You are looking at the documentation for cedar v1.x, which is currently in beta. You can also view the [v0.x documentation](../../README.md).
 
 [View live examples of how to use cedar](http://cedar-v1.surge.sh/)
 
diff --git a/packages/cedar/package.json b/packages/cedar/package.json
index f23ce354..ebbe941c 100644
--- a/packages/cedar/package.json
+++ b/packages/cedar/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@esri/cedar",
-  "version": "1.0.0-alpha.7",
+  "version": "1.0.0-beta.0",
   "description": "Visualization framework for the ArcGIS Platform",
   "files": [
     "dist"
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "amcharts3": "amcharts/amcharts3",
-    "@esri/cedar-amcharts": "^1.0.0-alpha.7"
+    "@esri/cedar-amcharts": "^1.0.0-beta.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/jest": "20.0.2",