diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/heatmap-new/plugin.json b/public/app/plugins/panel/heatmap-new/plugin.json
index 66a6241b9f9..7d271f1e320 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/heatmap-new/plugin.json
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/heatmap-new/plugin.json
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 {
   "type": "panel",
-  "name": "Heatmap (preview)",
+  "name": "Heatmap (new)",
   "id": "heatmap-new",
-  "state": "alpha",
+  "state": "beta",
 
   "info": {
-    "description": "Like a histogram over time",
+    "description": "This heatmap panel will replace the heatmap panel in 9.1",
     "author": {
       "name": "Grafana Labs",
       "url": "https://grafana.com"