diff --git a/src/silx/_version.py b/src/silx/_version.py
index 886a30d5ab..3d016564a8 100644
--- a/src/silx/_version.py
+++ b/src/silx/_version.py
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@
 PRERELEASE_NORMALIZED_NAME = {"dev": "a", "alpha": "a", "beta": "b", "candidate": "rc"}
 
 MAJOR = 2
-MINOR = 1
-MICRO = 1
-RELEV = "dev"  # <16
+MINOR = 2
+MICRO = 0
+RELEV = "beta"  # <16
 SERIAL = 0  # <16
 
 date = __date__