diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index f3c33bae0..ee714b1cf 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version = 1.2023.6
\ No newline at end of file
+version = 1.2023.7-SNAPSHOT
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/version/Version.java b/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/version/Version.java
index fb443e70b..a25dee686 100644
--- a/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/version/Version.java
+++ b/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/version/Version.java
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public class Version {
 	}
 
 	public static int beta() {
-		final int beta = 0;
+		final int beta = 1;
 		return beta;
 	}