diff --git a/version.php b/version.php
index 74e83533bb..26744e47b8 100644
--- a/version.php
+++ b/version.php
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@
 // We only can count up. The 4. digit is only for the internal patchlevel to trigger DB upgrades
 // between betas, final and RCs. This is _not_ the public version number. Reset minor/patchlevel
 // when updating major/minor version number.
-$OC_Version=array(8, 1, 0, 5);
+$OC_Version=array(8, 1, 0, 6);
 
 // The human readable string
-$OC_VersionString='8.1 beta 1';
+$OC_VersionString='8.1 beta 2';
 
 // The ownCloud channel
 $OC_Channel='git';