diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 95bbbb1a54..efc0a5dc5b 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 val javaVersion = JavaVersion.current()
-val versionObj = Version(major = "5", minor = "0", revision = "0", classifier = "alpha.22")
+val versionObj = Version(major = "5", minor = "0", revision = "0", classifier = "beta.1")
 val isCI = System.getProperty("BUILD_NUMBER") != null // jenkins
         || System.getenv("BUILD_NUMBER") != null
         || System.getProperty("GIT_COMMIT") != null // jitpack