diff --git a/tests/base_features/test_api.py b/tests/base_features/test_api.py
index 4eabe2e..a652ba2 100644
--- a/tests/base_features/test_api.py
+++ b/tests/base_features/test_api.py
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 def test_api_version(w3):
-    assert w3.api.startswith("1.3.0-beta.1")
+    expected_version = "1.3.0-beta.1"
+    if "beta" not in expected_version:
+        assert w3.api.startswith(expected_version)