diff --git a/version.pri b/version.pri
index 8ea29b95a..40e1c0a14 100644
--- a/version.pri
+++ b/version.pri
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 os2 {
-    DEFINES += VERSION=\'\"v2.8.0beta2\"\'
+    DEFINES += VERSION=\'\"v2.8.0beta3\"\'
 } else {
-    DEFINES += VERSION=\\\"v2.8.0beta2\\\"
+    DEFINES += VERSION=\\\"v2.8.0beta3\\\"
 }
 DEFINES += VERSION_MAJOR=2
 DEFINES += VERSION_MINOR=8