diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 032b6b2..b37f671 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ members = ["crates/*"]
 default-members = ["crates/coop"]
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "1.0.0-beta"
+version = "1.0.0-beta1"
 edition = "2021"
 publish = false
 
diff --git a/crates/coop/Cargo.toml b/crates/coop/Cargo.toml
index a28360d..4267a49 100644
--- a/crates/coop/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/coop/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ product-name = "Coop"
 description = "Chat Freely, Stay Private on Nostr"
 identifier = "su.reya.coop"
 category = "SocialNetworking"
-version = "1.0.0-beta"
+version = "1.0.0-beta1"
 out-dir = "../../dist"
 before-packaging-command = "cargo build --release"
 resources = ["Cargo.toml", "src"]
diff --git a/script/release b/script/release
index 9c38377..03c2ff1 100755
--- a/script/release
+++ b/script/release
@@ -34,13 +34,9 @@ update_version() {
     # Backup the original file
     cp "$file" "$backup"
 
-    # Replace the version in Cargo.toml
-    if sed -i.bak -E "s/^version = \"[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\"/version = \"$NEW_VERSION\"/" "$file"; then
+    # More flexible regex that handles various version formats and whitespace
+    if sed -i -E "s/^[[:space:]]*version[[:space:]]*=[[:space:]]*\"[^\"]+\"/version = \"$NEW_VERSION\"/" "$file"; then
         echo "✓ Updated version to $NEW_VERSION in $file"
-        # Remove backup created by sed
-        if [ -f "${file}.bak" ]; then
-            rm "${file}.bak"
-        fi
     else
         echo "Error: Failed to update version in $file"
         # Restore original backup
@@ -48,7 +44,7 @@ update_version() {
         exit 1
     fi
 
-    # Remove the initial backup file
+    # Remove the backup file
     rm -f "$backup"
 }