diff --git a/src/emqx.app.src b/src/emqx.app.src
index e7689a2b7..70d64fff8 100644
--- a/src/emqx.app.src
+++ b/src/emqx.app.src
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {application, emqx,
  [{description, "EMQ X Broker"},
   {id, "emqx"},
-  {vsn, "4.3-alpha.1"}, % strict semver, bump manually!
+  {vsn, "4.3-beta.1"}, % strict semver, bump manually!
   {modules, []},
   {registered, []},
   {applications, [kernel,stdlib,gproc,gen_rpc,esockd,cowboy,sasl,os_mon]},