diff --git a/serendipity_config.inc.php b/serendipity_config.inc.php
index 543b7e8c..e2a972b0 100644
--- a/serendipity_config.inc.php
+++ b/serendipity_config.inc.php
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ if (defined('USE_MEMSNAP')) {
 }
 
 // The version string
-$serendipity['version']         = '1.7.2';
+$serendipity['version']         = '1.7.3-beta';
 
 // Setting this to 'false' will enable debugging output. All alpa/beta/cvs snapshot versions will emit debug information by default. To increase the debug level (to enable Smarty debugging), set this flag to 'debug'.
 if (!isset($serendipity['production'])) {