diff --git a/version.pri b/version.pri
index 681c3821e..0098e5497 100644
--- a/version.pri
+++ b/version.pri
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ VER_MAJOR = 4
 VER_MINOR = 2
 VER_BUGFIX = 0
 VER_BUILD = 0
-VER_STATUS = alpha1 # Should be empty for stable releases!
+VER_STATUS = alpha2 # Should be empty for stable releases!
 
 # Don't touch the rest part
 PROJECT_VERSION = $${VER_MAJOR}.$${VER_MINOR}.$${VER_BUGFIX}