diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index bc8dd3612..fe29f7aa2 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ android {
         // Version code schema:
         // "1.2.3-beta4"    -> 1020304
         // "1.2.3"          -> 1020395
-        versionCode 2070195
-        versionName "2.7.1"
+        versionCode 3000001
+        versionName "3.0.0-beta1"
 
         def commit = ""
         try {
diff --git a/app/src/main/play/release-notes/en-US/default.txt b/app/src/main/play/release-notes/en-US/default.txt
index 1232dd6ad..335882bdb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/play/release-notes/en-US/default.txt
+++ b/app/src/main/play/release-notes/en-US/default.txt
@@ -1,6 +1 @@
-∙ View "New Episodes" list now in a dedicated screen called Inbox, with swipe actions (@ByteHamster)
-∙ Use swipe actions and quickly toggle Favourites on the Episodes screen (@ByteHamster)
-∙ View a list of (unplayed) episodes in Android Auto (@tonytamsf)
-∙ Scroll to the top of lists by long-pressing the toolbar (@ByteHamster)
-∙ Bug fixes around authentication for podcasts & Nextcloud sync (@ByteHamster)
-∙ Directly open localised documentation if available (for now: da, fr, it, nl) (@ByteHamster)
+This is an alpha release.