diff --git a/OpenKeychain/build.gradle b/OpenKeychain/build.gradle
index 423081e59..a9d5fad98 100644
--- a/OpenKeychain/build.gradle
+++ b/OpenKeychain/build.gradle
@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@ android {
     defaultConfig {
         minSdkVersion 15
         targetSdkVersion 25
-        versionCode 47001
-        versionName "4.7"
+        versionCode 48000
+        versionName "4.8-beta1"
         applicationId "org.sufficientlysecure.keychain"
         // the androidjunitrunner is broken regarding coverage, see here:
         // https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=170607