diff --git a/openslides/__init__.py b/openslides/__init__.py
index 3e717b8b2..923bebdfe 100644
--- a/openslides/__init__.py
+++ b/openslides/__init__.py
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
     :license: GNU GPL, see LICENSE for more details.
 """
 
-VERSION = (1, 5, 0, 'alpha', 1)  # During development it is the next release
-RELEASE = False
+VERSION = (1, 5, 0, 'beta', 1)  # During development it is the next release
+RELEASE = True
 
 
 def get_version(version=None, release=None):