diff --git a/dist/unix/org.qbittorrent.qBittorrent.metainfo.xml b/dist/unix/org.qbittorrent.qBittorrent.metainfo.xml
index 7d4bc94570f..aa17fbd9672 100644
--- a/dist/unix/org.qbittorrent.qBittorrent.metainfo.xml
+++ b/dist/unix/org.qbittorrent.qBittorrent.metainfo.xml
@@ -62,6 +62,6 @@
   <url type="contribute">https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md</url>
   <content_rating type="oars-1.1"/>
   <releases>
-    <release version="5.1.0~alpha1" date="2024-08-24"/>
+    <release version="5.1.0~beta1" date="2024-12-16"/>
   </releases>
 </component>
diff --git a/src/base/version.h.in b/src/base/version.h.in
index b283be78642..51b9e860ce0 100644
--- a/src/base/version.h.in
+++ b/src/base/version.h.in
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #define QBT_VERSION_MINOR 1
 #define QBT_VERSION_BUGFIX 0
 #define QBT_VERSION_BUILD 0
-#define QBT_VERSION_STATUS "alpha1"  // Should be empty for stable releases!
+#define QBT_VERSION_STATUS "beta1"  // Should be empty for stable releases!
 
 #define QBT__STRINGIFY(x) #x
 #define QBT_STRINGIFY(x) QBT__STRINGIFY(x)