diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 49748e171b..1136d7a72e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+# v27.2.0b1
+
+Kubernetes API Version: v1.27.2
+
+
 # v27.2.0a1
 
 Kubernetes API Version: v1.27.2
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a89c20abae..c95000843b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ supported versions of Kubernetes clusters.
 - [client 24.y.z](https://pypi.org/project/kubernetes/24.2.0/): Kubernetes 1.23 or below (+-), Kubernetes 1.24 (✓), Kubernetes 1.25 or above (+-)
 - [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/27.2.0a1/): Kubernetes 1.26 or below (+-), Kubernetes 1.27 (✓), Kubernetes 1.28 or above (+-)
+- [client 27.y.z](https://pypi.org/project/kubernetes/27.2.0b1/): Kubernetes 1.26 or below (+-), Kubernetes 1.27 (✓), Kubernetes 1.28 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 ee860ee7a5..abcb955e28 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-1.27
-- Package version: 27.2.0a1
+- Package version: 27.2.0b1
 - Build package: org.openapitools.codegen.languages.PythonClientCodegen
 
 ## Requirements.
diff --git a/kubernetes/__init__.py b/kubernetes/__init__.py
index fb87eb994b..ad0ec90440 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__ = "27.2.0a1"
+__version__ = "27.2.0b1"
 
 from . import client
 from . import config
diff --git a/kubernetes/client/__init__.py b/kubernetes/client/__init__.py
index 862676adf8..10967bfd7d 100644
--- a/kubernetes/client/__init__.py
+++ b/kubernetes/client/__init__.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
-__version__ = "27.2.0a1"
+__version__ = "27.2.0b1"
 
 # 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 e2adce649f..3e2e0a9b8e 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/27.2.0a1/python'
+        self.user_agent = 'OpenAPI-Generator/27.2.0b1/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 571b48cc97..cbe4da0f29 100644
--- a/kubernetes/client/configuration.py
+++ b/kubernetes/client/configuration.py
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ def to_debug_report(self):
                "OS: {env}\n"\
                "Python Version: {pyversion}\n"\
                "Version of the API: release-1.27\n"\
-               "SDK Package Version: 27.2.0a1".\
+               "SDK Package Version: 27.2.0b1".\
                format(env=sys.platform, pyversion=sys.version)
 
     def get_host_settings(self):
diff --git a/scripts/constants.py b/scripts/constants.py
index ad716c684a..6084924c9c 100644
--- a/scripts/constants.py
+++ b/scripts/constants.py
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@
 KUBERNETES_BRANCH = "release-1.27"
 
 # client version for packaging and releasing.
-CLIENT_VERSION = "27.2.0a1"
+CLIENT_VERSION = "27.2.0b1"
 
 # 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 70f611cb05..5f16a54f81 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 = "27.2.0a1"
+CLIENT_VERSION = "27.2.0b1"
 PACKAGE_NAME = "kubernetes"
-DEVELOPMENT_STATUS = "3 - Alpha"
+DEVELOPMENT_STATUS = "4 - Beta"
 
 # To install the library, run the following
 #