diff --git a/OpenKeychain/build.gradle b/OpenKeychain/build.gradle
index b167ef829..d2088bba4 100644
--- a/OpenKeychain/build.gradle
+++ b/OpenKeychain/build.gradle
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ android {
     defaultConfig {
         minSdkVersion 15
         targetSdkVersion 24
-        versionCode 41010
-        versionName "4.1"
+        versionCode 42000
+        versionName "4.2 beta1"
         applicationId "org.sufficientlysecure.keychain"
         // the androidjunitrunner is broken regarding coverage, see here:
         // https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=170607