diff --git a/VERSION.cmake b/VERSION.cmake
index bb182461bb..69c445aee1 100644
--- a/VERSION.cmake
+++ b/VERSION.cmake
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 set( VERSION_MAJOR 1 )
 set( VERSION_MINOR 2 )
 set( VERSION_PATCH 0 )
-set( VERSION  ${VERSION_MAJOR}.${VERSION_MINOR}.${VERSION_PATCH}beta2)
+set( VERSION  ${VERSION_MAJOR}.${VERSION_MINOR}.${VERSION_PATCH}pre-beta3)