diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 4a9f92ff..d1d65612 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 project('sysprof', 'c', 'cpp',
           license: 'GPL-3.0-or-later',
-          version: '49.alpha',
+          version: '49.beta',
     meson_version: '>= 1.0.0',
   default_options: [ 'c_std=gnu17',
                      'cpp_std=gnu++17',