diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 5afed8cc60f3ac66de43df46cffa5c37a01ef15a..f7e485fd7d40b1adee98a4cbf258cdb7de184b3d 100644
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+2017-11-17 09:04:42  Thomas B. Ruecker <thomas@ruecker.fi>
+
+	* Preparing for 2.5 beta2 aka 2.4.99.2
+
 2014-12-28 13:19:29  Marvin Scholz <epirat07@gmail.com>
 
 	* Removed fr_FR xsl files since they aren't used
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 450e232e6d5af1d5ee97394ea4507391338960d3..3328d6122fdac6a2f8023a7caa738f0b7471eb6c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT([Icecast], [2.4.99.1], [icecast@xiph.org])
+AC_INIT([Icecast], [2.4.99.2], [icecast@xiph.org])
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.54])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/main.c])