diff --git a/.CI/chatterino-installer.iss b/.CI/chatterino-installer.iss
index 2e3edbf52..fddd668f9 100644
--- a/.CI/chatterino-installer.iss
+++ b/.CI/chatterino-installer.iss
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ; SEE THE DOCUMENTATION FOR DETAILS ON CREATING INNO SETUP SCRIPT FILES!
 
 #define MyAppName "Chatterino"
-#define MyAppVersion "2.4.6"
+#define MyAppVersion "2.5.0"
 #define MyAppPublisher "Chatterino Team"
 #define MyAppURL "https://www.chatterino.com"
 #define MyAppExeName "chatterino.exe"
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 88793ee3b..e9ca57c90 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## Unversioned
 
+## 2.5.0-beta.1
+
 - Major: Twitch follower emotes can now be correctly tabbed in other channels when you are subscribed to the channel the emote is from. (#4922)
 - Major: Added `/automod` split to track automod caught messages across all open channels the user moderates. (#4986, #5026)
 - Major: Moderators can now see restricted chat messages and suspicious treatment updates. (#5056, #5060)
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 14efcb0da..3a08cf79e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ if(BUILD_BENCHMARKS)
 endif()
 
 project(chatterino 
-    VERSION 2.4.6
+    VERSION 2.5.0
     DESCRIPTION "Chat client for twitch.tv"
     HOMEPAGE_URL "https://chatterino.com/"
 )
diff --git a/docs/make-release.md b/docs/make-release.md
index c28dead6b..1509289fd 100644
--- a/docs/make-release.md
+++ b/docs/make-release.md
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
 - [ ] Add a new release at the top of the `releases` key in `resources/com.chatterino.chatterino.appdata.xml`  
        This cannot use dash to denote a pre-release identifier, you have to use a tilde instead.
 
-- [ ] Updated version code in `.CI/chatterino-installer.iss`
+- [ ] Updated version code in `.CI/chatterino-installer.iss`  
+       This can only be "whole versions", so if you're releasing `2.4.0-beta` you'll need to condense it to `2.4.0`
+
 - [ ] Update the changelog `## Unreleased` section to the new version `CHANGELOG.md`  
        Make sure to leave the `## Unreleased` line unchanged for easier merges
 
diff --git a/resources/com.chatterino.chatterino.appdata.xml b/resources/com.chatterino.chatterino.appdata.xml
index ce9e25db8..5f76c9f6d 100644
--- a/resources/com.chatterino.chatterino.appdata.xml
+++ b/resources/com.chatterino.chatterino.appdata.xml
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@
         <binary>chatterino</binary>
     </provides>
     <releases>
+        <release version="2.5.0~beta1" date="2024-04-07">
+            <url>https://github.com/Chatterino/chatterino2/releases/tag/v2.5.0-beta.1</url>
+        </release>
         <release version="2.4.6" date="2023-09-30">
             <url>https://github.com/Chatterino/chatterino2/releases/tag/v2.4.6</url>
         </release>
diff --git a/src/common/Version.hpp b/src/common/Version.hpp
index 5d978b19a..3673e5b23 100644
--- a/src/common/Version.hpp
+++ b/src/common/Version.hpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
  *  - 2.4.0-alpha.2
  *  - 2.4.0-alpha
  **/
-#define CHATTERINO_VERSION "2.4.6"
+#define CHATTERINO_VERSION "2.5.0-beta.1"
 
 #if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
 #    define CHATTERINO_OS "win"