diff --git a/gnu/system.scm b/gnu/system.scm
index 29b3ebc3c1..c0037a5820 100644
--- a/gnu/system.scm
+++ b/gnu/system.scm
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ (define (kernel->grub-label kernel)
   (string-append "GNU with "
                  (string-titlecase (package-name kernel)) " "
                  (package-version kernel)
-                 " (alpha)"))
+                 " (beta)"))
 
 (define (store-file-system file-systems)
   "Return the file system object among FILE-SYSTEMS that contains the store."