diff --git a/VERSION.txt b/VERSION.txt
index 91e977766b4..103eefd8041 100644
--- a/VERSION.txt
+++ b/VERSION.txt
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 // @license       http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php MIT License
 // +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ //
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-3.0.0-alpha2
+3.0.0-beta1