diff --git a/lib/rake/version.rb b/lib/rake/version.rb
index 9117903a4..b59e4a1c7 100644
--- a/lib/rake/version.rb
+++ b/lib/rake/version.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module Version # :nodoc: all
       MINOR = 9,
       BUILD = 3,
       'beta',
-      BETA = 1,
+      BETA = 2,
     ]
   end
   VERSION = Version::NUMBERS.join('.')