diff --git a/src/config.h b/src/config.h
index 070fab9..bf0ee9e 100644
--- a/src/config.h
+++ b/src/config.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     #define MAX_COMMANDS 50
     #define MAX_MODULES 10
     #define MAX_ARGUMENT_LENGTH 20 //used in argument parsing, takes up ram
-    #define VERSION_STRING "Sangaboard Firmware v0.5" //TODO: temporarily using the same version string for sangaboard.py compatibility
+    #define VERSION_STRING "Sangaboard Firmware v1.0-beta"
     #define DEBUG_ON
 
     //module choice