diff --git a/params/version.go b/params/version.go
index 734809304..564b106be 100644
--- a/params/version.go
+++ b/params/version.go
@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	VersionMajor = 1        // Major version component of the current release
-	VersionMinor = 11       // Minor version component of the current release
-	VersionPatch = 6        // Patch version component of the current release
-	VersionMeta  = "stable" // Version metadata to append to the version string
+	VersionMajor = 1          // Major version component of the current release
+	VersionMinor = 0          // Minor version component of the current release
+	VersionPatch = 0          // Patch version component of the current release
+	VariantMeta  = "pulse"    // Variant metadata to append to the version string
+	VersionMeta  = "unstable" // Version metadata to append to the version string
 )
 
 // Version holds the textual version string.
@@ -35,6 +36,9 @@ var Version = func() string {
 // VersionWithMeta holds the textual version string including the metadata.
 var VersionWithMeta = func() string {
 	v := Version
+	if VariantMeta != "" {
+		v += "-" + VariantMeta
+	}
 	if VersionMeta != "" {
 		v += "-" + VersionMeta
 	}