diff --git a/custom.props b/custom.props
index 5a53bbf083..b8e6a120ff 100644
--- a/custom.props
+++ b/custom.props
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <VersionMajor>1</VersionMajor>
     <VersionMinor>2</VersionMinor>
     <!-- The nuget package version should be incremented when we produce QFEs -->
-    <NuGetPackVersion>1.2.0</NuGetPackVersion>
+    <NuGetPackVersion>1.2.0-beta1</NuGetPackVersion>
     <VersionInfoProductName>AdaptiveCards</VersionInfoProductName>
   </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>
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