diff --git a/OpenKeychain/build.gradle b/OpenKeychain/build.gradle
index e584c2e61..743355ae3 100644
--- a/OpenKeychain/build.gradle
+++ b/OpenKeychain/build.gradle
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ android {
     defaultConfig {
         minSdkVersion 15
         targetSdkVersion 25
-        versionCode 48002
-        versionName "4.8.1"
+        versionCode 49000
+        versionName "4.9-beta1"
         applicationId "org.sufficientlysecure.keychain"
         // the androidjunitrunner is broken regarding coverage, see here:
         // https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=170607