diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index ccae7b9f..c3d3567e 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 copyright = '2025, NSF NCAR'
 author = 'UCAR/NSF NCAR, NOAA, CSU/CIRA, and CU/CIRES'
 author_list = 'Fisher, H., D. Adriaansen, C. Kalb, D. Fillmore, T. Jensen, L. Goodrich, M. Win-Gildenmeister and T. Burek'
-version = '3.1.0-beta1'
+version = '3.1.0-beta2-dev'
 verinfo = version
 release = f'{version}'
 release_year = '2025'