diff --git a/appinfo/info.xml b/appinfo/info.xml
index 916cf7c1e..f4f50234f 100644
--- a/appinfo/info.xml
+++ b/appinfo/info.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <name>Polls</name>
   <summary>A polls app, similar to Doodle/Dudle with the possibility to restrict access.</summary>
   <description>A polls app, similar to Doodle/Dudle with the possibility to restrict access (members, certain groups/users, hidden and public).</description>
-  <version>6.1.0</version>
+  <version>6.1.0-beta1</version>
   <licence>agpl</licence>
   <author>Vinzenz Rosenkranz</author>
   <author>René Gieling</author>
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2be85e7e7..889052763 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
 	"name": "polls",
-	"version": "6.1.0",
+	"version": "6.1.0-beta1",
 	"lockfileVersion": 3,
 	"requires": true,
 	"packages": {
 		"": {
 			"name": "polls",
-			"version": "6.1.0",
+			"version": "6.1.0-beta1",
 			"license": "AGPL-3.0",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"@nextcloud/auth": "^2.2.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9024aec4f..717a91bcc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"name": "polls",
 	"description": "Polls app for nextcloud",
-	"version": "6.1.0",
+	"version": "6.1.0-beta1",
 	"authors": [
 		{
 			"name": "Vinzenz Rosenkranz",