diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c5a07159b..d0dc0249e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ include (CheckStructHasMember)
 set (HAVE_CMAKE true)
 
 project (task)
-set (PROJECT_VERSION "2.2.0")
+set (PROJECT_VERSION "2.2.0.beta1")
 
 SET (TASK_MAN1DIR share/man/man1 CACHE STRING "Installation directory for man pages, section 1")
 SET (TASK_MAN5DIR share/man/man5 CACHE STRING "Installation directory for man pages, section 5")