diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal.php b/core/lib/Drupal.php
index 0b37ca2a8ee8b7283abb16bf8db54b48dffe28b5..f245936895ef10b4a2d50fb44c146e809b4ccba9 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal.php
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class Drupal {
   /**
    * The current system version.
    */
-  const VERSION = '8.6.0-dev';
+  const VERSION = '8.6.0-beta2';
 
   /**
    * Core API compatibility.