diff --git a/VERSION.cmake b/VERSION.cmake
index 34ea94be4d..6ab65def56 100644
--- a/VERSION.cmake
+++ b/VERSION.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 set( VERSION_MAJOR 1 )
 set( VERSION_MINOR 3 )
 set( VERSION_PATCH 0 )
-set( VERSION ${VERSION_MAJOR}.${VERSION_MINOR}.${VERSION_PATCH}${VERSION_SUFFIX}beta1)
+set( VERSION ${VERSION_MAJOR}.${VERSION_MINOR}.${VERSION_PATCH}${VERSION_SUFFIX}beta2)
 set( SOVERSION 0 )