diff --git a/packaging/templates/package_scripts/control b/packaging/templates/package_scripts/control
index 5f6f0a936d..028124afa4 100644
--- a/packaging/templates/package_scripts/control
+++ b/packaging/templates/package_scripts/control
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Source: bor
-Version: 1.4.0
+Version: 1.4.0-beta2
 Section: develop
 Priority: standard
 Maintainer: Polygon <release-team@polygon.technology>
diff --git a/packaging/templates/package_scripts/control.arm64 b/packaging/templates/package_scripts/control.arm64
index 4f0eef0bc1..b89f23f138 100644
--- a/packaging/templates/package_scripts/control.arm64
+++ b/packaging/templates/package_scripts/control.arm64
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Source: bor
-Version: 1.4.0
+Version: 1.4.0-beta2
 Section: develop
 Priority: standard
 Maintainer: Polygon <release-team@polygon.technology>
diff --git a/packaging/templates/package_scripts/control.profile.amd64 b/packaging/templates/package_scripts/control.profile.amd64
index 1d1493fcab..f64b699ac3 100644
--- a/packaging/templates/package_scripts/control.profile.amd64
+++ b/packaging/templates/package_scripts/control.profile.amd64
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Source: bor-profile
-Version: 1.4.0
+Version: 1.4.0-beta2
 Section: develop
 Priority: standard
 Maintainer: Polygon <release-team@polygon.technology>
diff --git a/packaging/templates/package_scripts/control.profile.arm64 b/packaging/templates/package_scripts/control.profile.arm64
index 141542bab1..cbccfc9e7b 100644
--- a/packaging/templates/package_scripts/control.profile.arm64
+++ b/packaging/templates/package_scripts/control.profile.arm64
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Source: bor-profile
-Version: 1.4.0
+Version: 1.4.0-beta2
 Section: develop
 Priority: standard
 Maintainer: Polygon <release-team@polygon.technology>
diff --git a/packaging/templates/package_scripts/control.validator b/packaging/templates/package_scripts/control.validator
index 035380a278..0c6e5a0c95 100644
--- a/packaging/templates/package_scripts/control.validator
+++ b/packaging/templates/package_scripts/control.validator
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Source: bor-profile
-Version: 1.4.0
+Version: 1.4.0-beta2
 Section: develop
 Priority: standard
 Maintainer: Polygon <release-team@polygon.technology>
diff --git a/packaging/templates/package_scripts/control.validator.arm64 b/packaging/templates/package_scripts/control.validator.arm64
index 7b5214e6e1..fb3b126fff 100644
--- a/packaging/templates/package_scripts/control.validator.arm64
+++ b/packaging/templates/package_scripts/control.validator.arm64
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Source: bor-profile
-Version: 1.4.0
+Version: 1.4.0-beta2
 Section: develop
 Priority: standard
 Maintainer: Polygon <release-team@polygon.technology>
diff --git a/params/version.go b/params/version.go
index 974a9dfd5d..fe0815ba80 100644
--- a/params/version.go
+++ b/params/version.go
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	VersionMajor = 1  // Major version component of the current release
-	VersionMinor = 4  // Minor version component of the current release
-	VersionPatch = 0  // Patch version component of the current release
-	VersionMeta  = "" // Version metadata to append to the version string
+	VersionMajor = 1       // Major version component of the current release
+	VersionMinor = 4       // Minor version component of the current release
+	VersionPatch = 0       // Patch version component of the current release
+	VersionMeta  = "beta2" // Version metadata to append to the version string
 )
 
 var GitCommit string