diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index d52c6e9f89b..f6f5ddf5c9e 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 MYSQL_VERSION_MAJOR=10
 MYSQL_VERSION_MINOR=8
-MYSQL_VERSION_PATCH=0
-SERVER_MATURITY=alpha
+MYSQL_VERSION_PATCH=1
+SERVER_MATURITY=gamma
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/r/sysvars_star.result b/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/r/sysvars_star.result
index b8a49a089b4..54af0aa3014 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/r/sysvars_star.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/r/sysvars_star.result
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ VARIABLE_NAME	PLUGIN_MATURITY
 SESSION_VALUE	NULL
 GLOBAL_VALUE	alpha
 GLOBAL_VALUE_ORIGIN	CONFIG
-DEFAULT_VALUE	experimental
+DEFAULT_VALUE	beta
 VARIABLE_SCOPE	GLOBAL
 VARIABLE_TYPE	ENUM
 VARIABLE_COMMENT	The lowest desirable plugin maturity. Plugins less mature than that will not be installed or loaded