diff --git a/go/util/constants.go b/go/util/constants.go
index 5f6ffae19..6b6b0b911 100644
--- a/go/util/constants.go
+++ b/go/util/constants.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 package util
 
 const (
-	VERSION = "0.70"
+	VERSION = "0.71 beta"
 )