diff --git a/spyderlib/__init__.py b/spyderlib/__init__.py
index 1be90c2c8de..a6f37db7c3f 100644
--- a/spyderlib/__init__.py
+++ b/spyderlib/__init__.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 """
 
-version_info = (3, 0, 0, "dev0")
+version_info = (3, 0, "0b5")
 
 __version__ = '.'.join(map(str, version_info))
 __license__ = __doc__