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@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ This repository contains autoscaling-related components for Kubernetes.
 Cluster so that all pods have a place to run and there are no unneeded nodes. Works with GCP, AWS and Azure. Version 1.0 (GA) was released with kubernetes 1.8.
 
 [Vertical Pod Autoscaler](https://github.com/kubernetes/autoscaler/tree/master/vertical-pod-autoscaler) - a set of components that automatically adjust the
-amount of CPU and memory requested by pods running in the Kubernetes Cluster. Current state - alpha.
+amount of CPU and memory requested by pods running in the Kubernetes Cluster. Current state - beta.
 
 [Addon Resizer](https://github.com/kubernetes/autoscaler/tree/master/addon-resizer) - a simplified version of vertical pod autoscaler that modifies
 resource requests of a deployment based on the number of nodes in the Kubernetes Cluster. Current state - beta.