diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal.php b/core/lib/Drupal.php
index 711028be445afd8015aa3f047198a4ef8e5c448e..abf54b3a0e6bb8cdf6dc77dbb5f7e8195a90c16d 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal.php
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class Drupal {
   /**
    * The current system version.
    */
-  const VERSION = '8.0.0-dev';
+  const VERSION = '8.0.0-beta16';
 
   /**
    * Core API compatibility.