diff --git a/docs/sphinx-docs/source/conf.py b/docs/sphinx-docs/source/conf.py
index c152cd6b2c..ae37f25f99 100644
--- a/docs/sphinx-docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/sphinx-docs/source/conf.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = '6.0'
 # The full version, including e.g. alpha tags (a1).
-release = '6.0.0b1'
+release = '6.0.0b2'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/src/sas/system/version.py b/src/sas/system/version.py
index dd407b91f6..7d560be95a 100644
--- a/src/sas/system/version.py
+++ b/src/sas/system/version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-__version__ = "6.0.0b1"
+__version__ = "6.0.0b2"
 __release_date__ = "2024"
 __build__ = "GIT_COMMIT"