diff --git a/duckduckgo_search/version.py b/duckduckgo_search/version.py
index aaec17b..3a8bd6b 100755
--- a/duckduckgo_search/version.py
+++ b/duckduckgo_search/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "6.2.8"
+__version__ = "6.2.8b1"