diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f122e3d4..6377f550 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ Submit a PR!
 
 If you want to use a simple `<script>` tag, the last release can be downloaded here:
 
-- [owl-1.0.0-alpha5.js](https://github.com/odoo/owl/releases/download/v1.0.0-alpha5/owl.js)
-- [owl-1.0.0-alpha5.min.js](https://github.com/odoo/owl/releases/download/v1.0.0-alpha5/owl.min.js)
+- [owl-1.0.0-beta1.js](https://github.com/odoo/owl/releases/download/v1.0.0-beta1/owl.js)
+- [owl-1.0.0-beta1.min.js](https://github.com/odoo/owl/releases/download/v1.0.0-beta1/owl.min.js)
 
 Some npm scripts are available:
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f26421c4..511c1971 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "owl-framework",
-  "version": "1.0.0-alpha5",
+  "version": "1.0.0-beta1",
   "description": "Odoo Web Library (OWL)",
   "main": "src/index.ts",
   "engines": {
diff --git a/roadmap.md b/roadmap.md
index 23cb62d2..a2abe8d4 100644
--- a/roadmap.md
+++ b/roadmap.md
@@ -1,25 +1,17 @@
 # 🦉 OWL Roadmap 🦉
 
-- Current version: 1.0.0-alpha5
+- Current version: 1.0.0-beta1
 - Status: mostly stable
 
 This roadmap is only an attempt at predicting Owl's future.  Everything may
 change!
 
 
-### November 2019
-
-Owl will be used in various Odoo projects. We plan to:
-
-- fix any issues encountered
-- maybe cleanup slightly the router API
-- improve the documentation
-- improve error handling, add more helpful error messages
 
 ### December 2019
 
-If all goes well, Owl will be upgraded to beta status. From then, no API change,
-even small, is expected.
+If all goes well, Owl is upgraded to beta status. From now on, no API change,
+even small, is expected (but it still could happen).
 
 ### End of 2019
 
@@ -41,7 +33,8 @@ Release v1.0
 
 Maybe:
 
-- reimplement vdom to use *block* system, like Vue 3,
+- reimplement vdom to use *block* system, like Vue 3, which should make Owl
+  much faster
 - refactor `QWeb` to use an intermediate representation (some kind of AST) to
   allow additional optimisations.