diff --git a/bench/__init__.py b/bench/__init__.py
index 7bb36647..23c18251 100644
--- a/bench/__init__.py
+++ b/bench/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from jinja2 import Environment, PackageLoader
 
-__version__ = "3.0.0"
+__version__ = "4.0.0-beta"
 
 env = Environment(loader=PackageLoader('bench.config'), trim_blocks=True)