diff --git a/src/Standard/Standard_Version.hxx b/src/Standard/Standard_Version.hxx
index bc74f7cfad..f5ae3a0f01 100644
--- a/src/Standard/Standard_Version.hxx
+++ b/src/Standard/Standard_Version.hxx
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 //! - "dev" for official (certified) version (master branch) between releases
 //! - "beta..." or "rc..." for beta releases or release candidates
 //! - "project..." for version containing project-specific fixes
-#define OCC_VERSION_DEVELOPMENT   "dev"
+#define OCC_VERSION_DEVELOPMENT   "beta"
 
 // Derived (manually): version as real and string (major.minor)
 #define OCC_VERSION               7.0