diff --git a/sys/conf/newvers.sh b/sys/conf/newvers.sh
index f7d30d46155..8a90d444db9 100644
--- a/sys/conf/newvers.sh
+++ b/sys/conf/newvers.sh
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 TYPE="FreeBSD"
-REVISION="5.0"
-BRANCH="CURRENT"
+REVISION="5.1"
+BRANCH="BETA"
 RELEASE="${REVISION}-${BRANCH}"
 VERSION="${TYPE} ${RELEASE}"