diff --git a/docs/README.release-management.txt b/docs/README.release-management.txt
index 638a7c78..c00926e7 100644
--- a/docs/README.release-management.txt
+++ b/docs/README.release-management.txt
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ After setting the correct verions in mg-version.sh you should call:
 
 This will update associated installers to use the correct version stamps
 
+To set the actual binary to the desired version you must manually edit 
+glest_game/facilities/game_util.cpp
+const string glestVersionString 	= "v3.8-dev";
+
+
 #1. The source archive:
 This archive contains source code for binary compilation of the application and 
 tools
diff --git a/mk/linux/mg-version.sh b/mk/linux/mg-version.sh
index 290e8708..3edd7a99 100755
--- a/mk/linux/mg-version.sh
+++ b/mk/linux/mg-version.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 OLD_MG_VERSION=3.7.1
 OLD_MG_VERSION_BINARY=3.7.1
-MG_VERSION=3.8.0-dev
+MG_VERSION=3.8.0-beta1
 
 if [ "$1" = "--oldversion" ]; then
   echo "$OLD_MG_VERSION"
diff --git a/mk/linux/mojosetup/megaglest-installer/scripts/config.lua b/mk/linux/mojosetup/megaglest-installer/scripts/config.lua
index 6291d17c..9701503b 100644
--- a/mk/linux/mojosetup/megaglest-installer/scripts/config.lua
+++ b/mk/linux/mojosetup/megaglest-installer/scripts/config.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 local GAME_INSTALL_SIZE = 680000000;
-local GAME_VERSION = "3.7.1";
+local GAME_VERSION = "3.8.0-beta1";
 
 local _ = MojoSetup.translate
 
diff --git a/mk/windoze/Installer/MegaGlestInstaller.nsi b/mk/windoze/Installer/MegaGlestInstaller.nsi
index 1ab1e54f..f32b04cc 100644
--- a/mk/windoze/Installer/MegaGlestInstaller.nsi
+++ b/mk/windoze/Installer/MegaGlestInstaller.nsi
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 
 !define APNAME MegaGlest
 !define APNAME_OLD Mega-Glest
-!define APVER_OLD 3.7.0
-!define APVER 3.7.1
+!define APVER_OLD 3.7.1
+!define APVER 3.8.0-beta1
 
 Name "${APNAME} ${APVER}"
 SetCompressor /FINAL /SOLID lzma
diff --git a/mk/windoze/Installer/MegaGlestUpdater.nsi b/mk/windoze/Installer/MegaGlestUpdater.nsi
index b1a9bc50..40f2cf48 100644
--- a/mk/windoze/Installer/MegaGlestUpdater.nsi
+++ b/mk/windoze/Installer/MegaGlestUpdater.nsi
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 ; General Attributes
 
 !define APNAME MegaGlest
-!define APVER 3.7.1
+!define APVER 3.8.0-beta1
 !define APNAME_OLD Mega-Glest
-!define APVER_OLD 3.7.0
-!define APVER_UPDATE 3.7.1
+!define APVER_OLD 3.7.1
+!define APVER_UPDATE 3.8.0-beta1
 
 Name "${APNAME} ${APVER_UPDATE}"
 SetCompressor /FINAL /SOLID lzma
diff --git a/source/glest_game/facilities/game_util.cpp b/source/glest_game/facilities/game_util.cpp
index 8e97956d..7c815333 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/facilities/game_util.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/facilities/game_util.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ using namespace Shared::Platform;
 namespace Glest { namespace Game {
 
 const char *mailString				= " http://bugs.megaglest.org";
-const string glestVersionString 	= "v3.8-dev";
+const string glestVersionString 	= "v3.8.0-beta1";
 #if defined(SVNVERSION)
 const string SVN_Rev 			= string("Rev: ") + string(SVNVERSION);
 #elif defined(SVNVERSIONHEADER)