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 ## v3.0
 
-Current Status: **Alpha** (for internal testing, not recommended for production)
+Current Status: **Beta** (for internal testing, not recommended for production)
 
 The `main` branch is now for v3.0, if you are looking for current stable releases, check the [`v2` branch](https://github.com/vitejs/vite/tree/v2) branch instead.