diff --git a/config.h.meson b/config.h.meson
index b002f492..bb24e00d 100644
--- a/config.h.meson
+++ b/config.h.meson
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@
 
 #mesondefine PACKAGE_VERSION
 
-#mesondefine SYMBOLIC_VERSION
-
 #mesondefine VERSION
 
 #ifndef SYSPROF_CAPTURE_COMPILATION
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index f299e7e7..3334f210 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 project('sysprof', 'c', 'cpp',
           license: 'GPL-3.0-or-later',
-          version: '45.alpha',
+          version: '45.beta',
     meson_version: '>=0.62.0',
   default_options: [ 'c_std=gnu17',
                      'cpp_std=gnu++17',
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ project('sysprof', 'c', 'cpp',
   ]
 )
 
-symbolic_version = '45.0'
-
 gnome = import('gnome', required: get_option('gtk'))
 pkgconfig = import('pkgconfig')
 i18n = import('i18n')
@@ -67,7 +65,6 @@ gtk_dep = dependency('gtk4', version: gtk_req_version, required: need_gtk)
 libsystemd_dep = dependency('libsystemd', required: false)
 
 config_h = configuration_data()
-config_h.set_quoted('SYMBOLIC_VERSION', symbolic_version)
 config_h.set_quoted('API_VERSION_S', libsysprof_api_version.to_string())
 config_h.set_quoted('PACKAGE_NAME', 'sysprof')
 config_h.set_quoted('PACKAGE_VERSION', meson.project_version())
diff --git a/src/sysprof/sysprof-application.c b/src/sysprof/sysprof-application.c
index ae50d4b0..7bea50f8 100644
--- a/src/sysprof/sysprof-application.c
+++ b/src/sysprof/sysprof-application.c
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ sysprof_about (GSimpleAction *action,
   adw_show_about_window (best_toplevel,
                          "application-name", _("Sysprof"),
                          "application-icon", APP_ID_S,
-                         "version", "GNOME " SYMBOLIC_VERSION " (" PACKAGE_VERSION ")",
+                         "version", "GNOME " PACKAGE_VERSION,
                          "copyright", "Copyright 2004-2009 Søren Sandmann Pedersen\n"
                                       "Copyright 2016-2023 Christian Hergert",
                          "issue-url", "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/sysprof/-/issues/new",