diff --git a/src/__init__.py b/src/__init__.py
index 48b7a97..5f02db4 100644
--- a/src/__init__.py
+++ b/src/__init__.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     "name": "Stop motion OBJ",
     "description": "Import a sequence of OBJ (or STL or PLY or X3D) files and display them each as a single frame of animation. This add-on also supports the .STL, .PLY, and .X3D file formats.",
     "author": "Justin Jensen",
-    "version": (2, 2, 0, "alpha.25"),
+    "version": (2, 2, 0, "beta.0"),
     "blender": (2, 83, 0),
     "location": "File > Import > Mesh Sequence",
     "warning": "",
diff --git a/src/version.py b/src/version.py
index 6b5fdac..956003a 100644
--- a/src/version.py
+++ b/src/version.py
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 # (major, minor, revision, development)
 # example dev version: (1, 2, 3, "beta.4")
 # example release version: (2, 3, 4)
-currentScriptVersion = (2, 2, 0, "alpha.25")
+currentScriptVersion = (2, 2, 0, "beta.0")
 legacyScriptVersion = (2, 0, 2, "legacy")