diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7ccfabb0fc..b415b9ad32 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-### 3.8.2dev <- NOTE: the release version number will be 3.9.0 ###
+### 3.8.2nightly2 <- NOTE: the release version number will be 3.9.0 ###
 
 
 ### 3.8.2 (2022-02-20) ###
diff --git a/Jamulus.pro b/Jamulus.pro
index b4d8e2e423..83189c1f84 100644
--- a/Jamulus.pro
+++ b/Jamulus.pro
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION = 3.8.2dev
+VERSION = 3.8.2nightly2
 
 # use target name which does not use a capital letter at the beginning
 contains(CONFIG, "noupcasename") {