diff --git a/version.php b/version.php
index 0f7fef95be46411c04d8e1bbf352685c2bf2a123..711d82f1ca1ca95663de9774bff3302724b9ba88 100644
--- a/version.php
+++ b/version.php
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@
 // We only can count up. The 4. digit is only for the internal patchlevel to trigger DB upgrades
 // between betas, final and RCs. This is _not_ the public version number. Reset minor/patchlevel
 // when updating major/minor version number.
-$OC_Version = array(8, 2, 0, 5);
+$OC_Version = array(8, 2, 0, 6);
 
 // The human readable string
-$OC_VersionString = '8.2 pre alpha';
+$OC_VersionString = '8.2 beta1';
 
 $OC_VersionCanBeUpgradedFrom = array(8, 1);