diff --git a/.SRCINFO b/.SRCINFO
index b369fd4..e9c03ea 100644
--- a/.SRCINFO
+++ b/.SRCINFO
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 pkgbase = python36
 	pkgdesc = Major release 3.6 of the Python high-level programming language
-	pkgver = 3.6.0a4
+	pkgver = 3.6.0b1
 	pkgrel = 1
 	url = http://www.python.org/
 	arch = i686
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ pkgbase = python36
 	optdepends = tk: for tkinter
 	optdepends = sqlite
 	options = !makeflags
-	source = http://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.6.0/Python-3.6.0a4.tar.xz
-	sha256sums = 63acec349d20de412682f64c013f7c3374c695430b44e1c0ef12076da1d7fd2c
+	source = http://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.6.0/Python-3.6.0b1.tar.xz
+	sha256sums = a83b094a8abf8a1fba7c548a5e8dd0aabe87a87a6ebd87c97f4a5a2527a74d42
 
 pkgname = python36
 
diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index 440a3a5..1631242 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 pkgname=python36
-pkgver=3.6.0a4
+pkgver=3.6.0b1
 pkgrel=1
 _pybasever=3.6
 _pymajver=3
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ makedepends=('tk' 'sqlite' 'valgrind' 'bluez-libs' 'mpdecimal' 'hardening-wrappe
 optdepends=('tk: for tkinter' 'sqlite')
 options=('!makeflags')
 source=(http://www.python.org/ftp/python/${_pybasever}.0/Python-${pkgver}.tar.xz)
-sha256sums=('63acec349d20de412682f64c013f7c3374c695430b44e1c0ef12076da1d7fd2c')
+sha256sums=('a83b094a8abf8a1fba7c548a5e8dd0aabe87a87a6ebd87c97f4a5a2527a74d42')
 # Maintainer: Tobias Kunze <rixx@cutebit.de>
 # Based on python33 script from: Rodolphe Breard <packages@what.tf> and Christopher Arndt <chris@chrisarndt.de>
 # Via the python34 adaption of Raphael Michel <mail@raphaelmichel.de>