diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b8de429ffe..591d95d518 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-### 3.10.0dev <- NOTE: the release version number will be 3.11.0 ###
+### 3.11.0beta <- NOTE: the release version number will be 3.11.0 ###
 
 - Refactor src/main.cpp (#3191).
   (contributed by @pljones)
diff --git a/Jamulus.pro b/Jamulus.pro
index 527ebf33ed..328f6a996d 100644
--- a/Jamulus.pro
+++ b/Jamulus.pro
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION = 3.10.0dev
+VERSION = 3.11.0beta
 
 # Using lrelease and embed_translations only works for Qt 5.12 or later.
 # See https://github.com/jamulussoftware/jamulus/pull/3288 for these changes.