diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index af7d01661..4ddf0c70f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+# v28.1.0b1
+
+Kubernetes API Version: v1.28.1
+
+
 # v28.1.0a1
 
 Kubernetes API Version: v1.28.1
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ebb6fb351..379bba6d9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ supported versions of Kubernetes clusters.
 - [client 25.y.z](https://pypi.org/project/kubernetes/25.3.0/): Kubernetes 1.24 or below (+-), Kubernetes 1.25 (✓), Kubernetes 1.26 or above (+-)
 - [client 26.y.z](https://pypi.org/project/kubernetes/26.1.0/): Kubernetes 1.25 or below (+-), Kubernetes 1.26 (✓), Kubernetes 1.27 or above (+-)
 - [client 27.y.z](https://pypi.org/project/kubernetes/27.2.0/): Kubernetes 1.26 or below (+-), Kubernetes 1.27 (✓), Kubernetes 1.28 or above (+-)
-- [client 28.y.z](https://pypi.org/project/kubernetes/28.1.0/): Kubernetes 1.27 or below (+-), Kubernetes 1.28 (✓), Kubernetes 1.29 or above (+-)
+- [client 28.y.z](https://pypi.org/project/kubernetes/28.1.0b1/): Kubernetes 1.27 or below (+-), Kubernetes 1.28 (✓), Kubernetes 1.29 or above (+-)
 
 > See [here](#homogenizing-the-kubernetes-python-client-versions) for an explanation of why there is no v13-v16 release.
 
diff --git a/kubernetes/README.md b/kubernetes/README.md
index e55f71468..b81ceb93b 100644
--- a/kubernetes/README.md
+++ b/kubernetes/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ No description provided (generated by Openapi Generator https://github.com/opena
 This Python package is automatically generated by the [OpenAPI Generator](https://openapi-generator.tech) project:
 
 - API version: release-1.28
-- Package version: 28.1.0a1
+- Package version: 28.1.0b1
 - Build package: org.openapitools.codegen.languages.PythonClientCodegen
 
 ## Requirements.
diff --git a/kubernetes/__init__.py b/kubernetes/__init__.py
index 40e90be93..03597b62c 100644
--- a/kubernetes/__init__.py
+++ b/kubernetes/__init__.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 __project__ = 'kubernetes'
 # The version is auto-updated. Please do not edit.
-__version__ = "28.1.0a1"
+__version__ = "28.1.0b1"
 
 from . import client
 from . import config
diff --git a/kubernetes/client/__init__.py b/kubernetes/client/__init__.py
index c9933a20e..303bfe02c 100644
--- a/kubernetes/client/__init__.py
+++ b/kubernetes/client/__init__.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
-__version__ = "28.1.0a1"
+__version__ = "28.1.0b1"
 
 # import apis into sdk package
 from kubernetes.client.api.well_known_api import WellKnownApi
diff --git a/kubernetes/client/api_client.py b/kubernetes/client/api_client.py
index 0b7922df2..b41c44937 100644
--- a/kubernetes/client/api_client.py
+++ b/kubernetes/client/api_client.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def __init__(self, configuration=None, header_name=None, header_value=None,
             self.default_headers[header_name] = header_value
         self.cookie = cookie
         # Set default User-Agent.
-        self.user_agent = 'OpenAPI-Generator/28.1.0a1/python'
+        self.user_agent = 'OpenAPI-Generator/28.1.0b1/python'
         self.client_side_validation = configuration.client_side_validation
 
     def __enter__(self):
diff --git a/kubernetes/client/configuration.py b/kubernetes/client/configuration.py
index 9a22216cf..87692a928 100644
--- a/kubernetes/client/configuration.py
+++ b/kubernetes/client/configuration.py
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ def to_debug_report(self):
                "OS: {env}\n"\
                "Python Version: {pyversion}\n"\
                "Version of the API: release-1.28\n"\
-               "SDK Package Version: 28.1.0a1".\
+               "SDK Package Version: 28.1.0b1".\
                format(env=sys.platform, pyversion=sys.version)
 
     def get_host_settings(self):
diff --git a/scripts/constants.py b/scripts/constants.py
index 42734b449..88670fd89 100644
--- a/scripts/constants.py
+++ b/scripts/constants.py
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@
 KUBERNETES_BRANCH = "release-1.28"
 
 # client version for packaging and releasing.
-CLIENT_VERSION = "28.1.0a1"
+CLIENT_VERSION = "28.1.0b1"
 
 # Name of the release package
 PACKAGE_NAME = "kubernetes"
 
 # Stage of development, mainly used in setup.py's classifiers.
-DEVELOPMENT_STATUS = "3 - Alpha"
+DEVELOPMENT_STATUS = "4 - Beta"
 
 
 # If called directly, return the constant value given
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0331dd9e1..55e0936ad 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
 
 # Do not edit these constants. They will be updated automatically
 # by scripts/update-client.sh.
-CLIENT_VERSION = "28.1.0a1"
+CLIENT_VERSION = "28.1.0b1"
 PACKAGE_NAME = "kubernetes"
-DEVELOPMENT_STATUS = "3 - Alpha"
+DEVELOPMENT_STATUS = "4 - Beta"
 
 # To install the library, run the following
 #