diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index 0c79d60..a2f1c3c 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Changelog
 
-[Unreleased changes](https://github.com/bkeepers/dotenv/compare/v2.8.1...main)
+[Unreleased changes](https://github.com/bkeepers/dotenv/compare/v3.0.0...main)
 
 ## 3.0.0
 
diff --git a/lib/dotenv/version.rb b/lib/dotenv/version.rb
index dbb95d0..0962b75 100644
--- a/lib/dotenv/version.rb
+++ b/lib/dotenv/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Dotenv
-  VERSION = "2.8.1".freeze
+  VERSION = "3.0.0.beta".freeze
 end