diff --git a/apps/android/app/build.gradle b/apps/android/app/build.gradle
index 50f2b1825c..c3fcf0aa54 100644
--- a/apps/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/apps/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ android {
         applicationId "chat.simplex.app"
         minSdk 29
         targetSdk 32
-        versionCode 68
-        versionName "4.2.1"
+        versionCode 69
+        versionName "4.3-beta.0"
 
         testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
         ndk {