diff --git a/lib/Cake/VERSION.txt b/lib/Cake/VERSION.txt
index 80bea015882..378d457b185 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/VERSION.txt
+++ b/lib/Cake/VERSION.txt
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
 // @license       http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php MIT License
 // +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ //
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-2.5.0-dev
+2.5.0-beta