diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4b1824702e2..58f78005b67 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+<a name="6.0.0-beta.1"></a>
+# [6.0.0-beta.1](https://github.com/angular/material2/compare/5.2.0...6.0.0-beta-0) (2018-02-12)
+
+* Fix typo in version name (using a dash instead of a dot)
+* Update Angular peer dependency to 6.0.0-beta.x
+
 <a name="6.0.0-beta-0"></a>
 # [6.0.0-beta-0](https://github.com/angular/material2/compare/5.2.0...6.0.0-beta-0) (2018-02-12)
 
diff --git a/build-config.js b/build-config.js
index 993c6854b21..297d7dbca9b 100644
--- a/build-config.js
+++ b/build-config.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const buildVersion = package.version;
  * Required Angular version for all Angular Material packages. This version will be used
  * as the peer dependency version for Angular in all release packages.
  */
-const angularVersion = '^5.0.0';
+const angularVersion = '>=6.0.0-beta.0 <7.0.0';
 
 /** License that will be placed inside of all created bundles. */
 const buildLicense = `/**
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 28e4d871e23..0d4a0b8230d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     "docs": "gulp docs",
     "api": "gulp api-docs"
   },
-  "version": "6.0.0-beta-0",
+  "version": "6.0.0-beta.1",
   "license": "MIT",
   "engines": {
     "node": ">= 5.4.1"