diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
index 10756be09..a9275dd15 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ static const struct {
   // hf 15 increase stake period to 32 days, 2019-08-12@15:00:00+00
   { 16, 412780, 0, 1565622000 },
   // hf 17 corresponds monero 14, block and date to be specified
-  { 17, 500000, 0, 1577750400 },
+  //{ 17, 500000, 0, 1577750400 },
 };
 // static const uint64_t mainnet_hard_fork_version_1_till = 1009826;
 static const uint64_t mainnet_hard_fork_version_1_till = 1;
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ static const struct {
   // hf 16 increase stake period to 32 days, 2019-08-05T@09:00:00+00
   { 16, 381520, 0, 1564995600 },
  // hf 17 corresponds monero 14, block and date to be specified
-  { 17, 468615, 0, 1576587000 },
+  { 17, 489630, 0, 1582747200 },
 
 };
 
diff --git a/src/version.cpp.in b/src/version.cpp.in
index bc7dfc647..597875a9b 100644
--- a/src/version.cpp.in
+++ b/src/version.cpp.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #define DEF_GRAFT_VERSION_TAG "@VERSIONTAG@"
-#define DEF_GRAFT_VERSION "1.10.0-alpha1"
+#define DEF_GRAFT_VERSION "1.10.0-beta1"
 #define DEF_GRAFT_RELEASE_NAME "Vela Pulsar"
 #define DEF_GRAFT_VERSION_FULL DEF_GRAFT_VERSION "-" DEF_GRAFT_VERSION_TAG