diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index 43f33ff636..7c38c69221 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import subprocess
 import sys
 
 # Variables for 'waf dist'
-VERSION = '3.0beta1'
+VERSION = '3.0beta1a'
 APPNAME = 'Ardour'
 
 # Mandatory variables