diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 7d9f14238c02..42be9ea58e48 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<property name="target" location="target" />
 	<property name="bin" location="${target}/main" />
 	<property name="version-base" value="4.8" />
-	<property name="version-status" value="b1" />
+	<property name="version-status" value="b3" />
 	<property name="version" value="${version-base}${version-status}" />
 	<property name="dist" value="junit${version}" />
 	<property name="versionfile" value="${src}/junit/runner/Version.java" />