diff --git a/util/version/src/lib.rs b/util/version/src/lib.rs
index 236f11914..1862465ea 100644
--- a/util/version/src/lib.rs
+++ b/util/version/src/lib.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ include!(concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/version.rs"));
 include!(concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/rustc_version.rs"));
 
 #[cfg(feature = "final")]
-const THIS_TRACK: &'static str = "nightly";
+const THIS_TRACK: &'static str = "beta";
 // ^^^ should be reset to "stable" or "beta" according to the release branch.
 
 #[cfg(not(feature = "final"))]