diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 21e5a3646..b795a9947 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ under the License.
 
     <description>The Apache POI project Ant build.</description>
 
-    <property name="version.id" value="3.14-beta2"/>
-    <property name="version.rel" value="REL_3_14_BETA2"/>
+    <property name="version.id" value="3.14-beta1"/>
+    <property name="version.rel" value="REL_3_14_BETA1"/>
 
     <property environment="env"/>
     <!-- the repository to download jars from -->