diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2622938b1b..14edd79817 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+# v31.0.0b1
+
+Kubernetes API Version: v1.31.0
+
+
 # v31.0.0a1
 
 Kubernetes API Version: v1.31.0
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e39ba759d3..6574e74a92 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ supported versions of Kubernetes clusters.
 - [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 29.y.z](https://pypi.org/project/kubernetes/29.0.0/): Kubernetes 1.28 or below (+-), Kubernetes 1.29 (✓), Kubernetes 1.30 or above (+-)
 - [client 30.y.z](https://pypi.org/project/kubernetes/30.1.0/): Kubernetes 1.29 or below (+-), Kubernetes 1.30 (✓), Kubernetes 1.31 or above (+-)
-- [client 31.y.z](https://pypi.org/project/kubernetes/31.0.0/): Kubernetes 1.30 or below (+-), Kubernetes 1.31 (✓), Kubernetes 1.32 or above (+-)
+- [client 31.y.z](https://pypi.org/project/kubernetes/31.0.0b1/): Kubernetes 1.30 or below (+-), Kubernetes 1.31 (✓), Kubernetes 1.32 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 fa429b3d9b..e7f1c4d97f 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-1.31
-- Package version: 31.0.0a1
+- Package version: 31.0.0b1
 - Build package: org.openapitools.codegen.languages.PythonClientCodegen
 
 ## Requirements.
diff --git a/kubernetes/__init__.py b/kubernetes/__init__.py
index cc57b0ad08..074e0149cb 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__ = "31.0.0a1"
+__version__ = "31.0.0b1"
 
 from . import client
 from . import config
diff --git a/kubernetes/base/config/kube_config_test.py b/kubernetes/base/config/kube_config_test.py
index f5ea181d09..ca512ad6cd 100644
--- a/kubernetes/base/config/kube_config_test.py
+++ b/kubernetes/base/config/kube_config_test.py
@@ -1396,7 +1396,7 @@ def test_load_kube_config_from_dict_with_temp_file_path(self):
                                    temp_file_path=tmp_path)
         self.assertFalse(True if not os.listdir(tmp_path) else False)
         self.assertEqual(expected, actual)
-        _cleanup_temp_files
+        _cleanup_temp_files()
 
     def test_load_kube_config_from_empty_file_like_object(self):
         config_file_like_object = io.StringIO()
diff --git a/kubernetes/client/__init__.py b/kubernetes/client/__init__.py
index 4d75a77dab..044137d6e4 100644
--- a/kubernetes/client/__init__.py
+++ b/kubernetes/client/__init__.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
-__version__ = "31.0.0a1"
+__version__ = "31.0.0b1"
 
 # 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 30eb10de7a..fe5bf521b3 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/31.0.0a1/python'
+        self.user_agent = 'OpenAPI-Generator/31.0.0b1/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 f4180d8157..6d8f21b1ad 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-1.31\n"\
-               "SDK Package Version: 31.0.0a1".\
+               "SDK Package Version: 31.0.0b1".\
                format(env=sys.platform, pyversion=sys.version)
 
     def get_host_settings(self):
diff --git a/scripts/constants.py b/scripts/constants.py
index 5c6100c68a..ae18a12c68 100644
--- a/scripts/constants.py
+++ b/scripts/constants.py
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@
 KUBERNETES_BRANCH = "release-1.31"
 
 # client version for packaging and releasing.
-CLIENT_VERSION = "31.0.0a1"
+CLIENT_VERSION = "31.0.0b1"
 
 # 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 3261820f0b..cf0b30dbce 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 = "31.0.0a1"
+CLIENT_VERSION = "31.0.0b1"
 PACKAGE_NAME = "kubernetes"
-DEVELOPMENT_STATUS = "3 - Alpha"
+DEVELOPMENT_STATUS = "4 - Beta"
 
 # To install the library, run the following
 #