diff --git a/docs/overview/changelog.md b/docs/overview/changelog.md
index 0bedf44dc9..5ea5c2e302 100644
--- a/docs/overview/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/overview/changelog.md
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ This page contains the release history for the Zulip server. See also the
 
 ## Zulip Server 8.x series
 
-### Zulip Server 8.0-beta1
+### Zulip Server 8.0-beta2
 
-_Released 2023-11-16_
+_Released 2023-12-12_
 
 #### Highlights
 
diff --git a/version.py b/version.py
index d4288a70c2..0e88fafc42 100644
--- a/version.py
+++ b/version.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import os
 
-ZULIP_VERSION = "8.0-beta1+git"
+ZULIP_VERSION = "8.0-beta2"
 
 # Add information on number of commits and commit hash to version, if available
 zulip_git_version_file = os.path.join(