diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# 0.10.0-beta
+
+Re-implement the crate level API using the new `primitives` module.
+
 # 0.10.0-alpha
 
 This release introduces a new `primitives` module that is basically a new implementation of the
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
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--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "bech32"
-version = "0.10.0-alpha"
+version = "0.10.0-beta"
 authors = ["Clark Moody", "Andrew Poelstra", "Tobin Harding"]
 repository = "https://github.com/rust-bitcoin/rust-bech32"
 documentation = "https://docs.rs/bech32/"