diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 368866906..23d5803c1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.4.6)
 
 # global needed variables
 set(APPLICATION_NAME ${PROJECT_NAME})
-set(APPLICATION_VERSION "0.42")
+set(APPLICATION_VERSION "0.42.0")
 
 # where to look first for cmake modules, before ${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/ is checked
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH
diff --git a/src/csync.h b/src/csync.h
index 4a3813c47..a8c3a451d 100644
--- a/src/csync.h
+++ b/src/csync.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #define CSYNC_VERSION_MAJOR 0
 #define CSYNC_VERSION_MINOR 42
 #define CSYNC_VERSION_PATCH 0
-#define CSYNC_VERSION_STRING "csync version 0.42.0 alpha1"
+#define CSYNC_VERSION_STRING "csync version 0.42.0 alpha2"
 
 /*
  * csync file declarations