diff --git a/app/package.json b/app/package.json
index 0da93aba3..fa3b22c2c 100644
--- a/app/package.json
+++ b/app/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "zulip",
   "productName": "Zulip",
-  "version": "0.5.7",
+  "version": "0.5.7-beta",
   "description": "Zulip Desktop App",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "email":"<svnitakash@gmail.com>",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6eac800ce..25f2b04e8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "zulip",
   "productName": "Zulip",
-  "version": "0.5.7",
+  "version": "0.5.7-beta",
   "description": "Zulip Desktop App",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "email":"<svnitakash@gmail.com>",
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
       "packageCategory": "GNOME;GTK;Network;InstantMessaging",
       "description": "Zulip Desktop Client for Linux",
       "target" : ["deb", "AppImage"],
-      "version" : "0.5.7",
+      "version" : "0.5.7-beta",
       "title" : "Zulip",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "maintainer": "Akash Nimare <svnitakash@gmail.com>"