diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index f31ad161..65318ac7 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 Glances Version 2.x
 ==============================================================================
 
+Version 2.5
+===========
+
+...
+
 Version 2.4
 ===========
 
diff --git a/glances/__init__.py b/glances/__init__.py
index 68a8803f..9d6954eb 100644
--- a/glances/__init__.py
+++ b/glances/__init__.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 """Init the Glances software."""
 
 __appname__ = 'glances'
-__version__ = '2.4'
+__version__ = '2.5beta'
 __author__ = 'Nicolas Hennion <nicolas@nicolargo.com>'
 __license__ = 'LGPL'
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f046b2b9..b1800277 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def get_requires():
 
 setup(
     name='Glances',
-    version='2.4',
+    version='2.5beta',
     description="A cross-platform curses-based monitoring tool",
     long_description=open('README.rst').read(),
     author='Nicolas Hennion',