diff --git a/GF.cabal b/GF.cabal
index 1627606a8..0e810d2f0 100644
--- a/GF.cabal
+++ b/GF.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: gf
-version: 3.0-alpha
+version: 3.0-beta
 cabal-version: >= 1.2
 build-type: Simple
 license: GPL