diff --git a/History.md b/History.md
index 640156d78b..67280ae165 100644
--- a/History.md
+++ b/History.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-5.x
-===
+5.0.0-beta.2 / 2024-03-20
+=========================
 
 This incorporates all changes after 4.17.2 up to 4.19.1.
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c12c755c96..e5f602cd25 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "express",
   "description": "Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework",
-  "version": "5.0.0-beta.1",
+  "version": "5.0.0-beta.2",
   "author": "TJ Holowaychuk <tj@vision-media.ca>",
   "contributors": [
     "Aaron Heckmann <aaron.heckmann+github@gmail.com>",