diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 2aebee9216..c1740f9a0e 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 AC_INIT(configure.in)
 
     AM_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
-    AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(suricata, 1.1beta2)
+    AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(suricata, 1.1beta3)
 
     AC_LANG_C
     AC_PROG_CC_C99
diff --git a/src/suricata.h b/src/suricata.h
index 4ac88b2647..295cc52f28 100644
--- a/src/suricata.h
+++ b/src/suricata.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 /* the name of our binary */
 #define PROG_NAME "Suricata"
-#define PROG_VER "1.1beta2"
+#define PROG_VER "1.1beta3"
 
 /* runtime engine control flags */
 #define SURICATA_STOP    0x01   /**< gracefully stop the engine: process all