diff --git a/scripts/constants.py b/scripts/constants.py
index 57d17d4481..07eee28178 100644
--- a/scripts/constants.py
+++ b/scripts/constants.py
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@
 # Name of the release package
 PACKAGE_NAME = "kubernetes"
 
+# Stage of development, mainly used in setup.py's classifiers.
+DEVELOPMENT_STATUS = "3 - Alpha"
+
+
 # If called directly, return the constant value given
 # its name. Useful in bash scripts.
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/scripts/update-client.sh b/scripts/update-client.sh
index 0ee66be559..5282a69777 100755
--- a/scripts/update-client.sh
+++ b/scripts/update-client.sh
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ SCRIPT_ROOT=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE}")
 CLIENT_ROOT="${SCRIPT_ROOT}/../kubernetes"
 CLIENT_VERSION=$(python "${SCRIPT_ROOT}/constants.py" CLIENT_VERSION)
 PACKAGE_NAME=$(python "${SCRIPT_ROOT}/constants.py" PACKAGE_NAME)
+DEVELOPMENT_STATUS=$(python "${SCRIPT_ROOT}/constants.py" DEVELOPMENT_STATUS)
 
 pushd "${SCRIPT_ROOT}" > /dev/null
 SCRIPT_ROOT=`pwd`
@@ -59,4 +60,6 @@ rm "${CLIENT_ROOT}/LICENSE"
 echo "--- updating version information..."
 sed -i'' "s/^CLIENT_VERSION = .*/CLIENT_VERSION = \\\"${CLIENT_VERSION}\\\"/" "${SCRIPT_ROOT}/../setup.py"
 sed -i'' "s/^PACKAGE_NAME = .*/PACKAGE_NAME = \\\"${PACKAGE_NAME}\\\"/" "${SCRIPT_ROOT}/../setup.py"
+sed -i'' "s/^DEVELOPMENT_STATUS = .*/DEVELOPMENT_STATUS = \\\"${DEVELOPMENT_STATUS}\\\"/" "${SCRIPT_ROOT}/../setup.py"
+
 echo "---Done."
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 91485b7913..cb9e630346 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 # by scripts/update-client.sh.
 CLIENT_VERSION = "1.0.0-snapshot"
 PACKAGE_NAME = "kubernetes"
+DEVELOPMENT_STATUS = "snapshot"
 
 # To install the library, run the following
 #
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@
     Python client for kubernetes http://kubernetes.io/
     """,
     classifiers=[
-        "Development Status :: 4 - Alpha",
+        "Development Status :: %s" % DEVELOPMENT_STATUS,
         "Environment :: Kubernetes",
         "Topic :: Utilities",
         "Intended Audience :: Developers",