diff --git a/make.sh b/make.sh
index cf3c64484..1de1f54c2 100755
--- a/make.sh
+++ b/make.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 NAME="IPFire"										# Software name
 SNAME="ipfire"									# Short name
-VERSION="2.3"
+VERSION="2.3beta1"
 GIT_BRANCH=master:master										# Version number
 SLOGAN="www.ipfire.org"					# Software slogan
 CONFIG_ROOT=/var/ipfire					# Configuration rootdir