diff --git a/ELECTRON_VERSION b/ELECTRON_VERSION
index 28cbf7c0aae3b..b0d07b4b4c871 100644
--- a/ELECTRON_VERSION
+++ b/ELECTRON_VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5.0.0
\ No newline at end of file
+5.0.0-beta.9
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/atom/browser/resources/mac/Info.plist b/atom/browser/resources/mac/Info.plist
index 590d9e5a4157b..9cc39a145ac6e 100644
--- a/atom/browser/resources/mac/Info.plist
+++ b/atom/browser/resources/mac/Info.plist
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
     <key>CFBundleIconFile</key>
     <string>electron.icns</string>
     <key>CFBundleVersion</key>
-    <string>5.0.0</string>
+    <string>5.0.0-beta.9</string>
     <key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
-    <string>5.0.0</string>
+    <string>5.0.0-beta.9</string>
     <key>LSApplicationCategoryType</key>
     <string>public.app-category.developer-tools</string>
     <key>LSMinimumSystemVersion</key>
diff --git a/atom/browser/resources/win/atom.rc b/atom/browser/resources/win/atom.rc
index c46d92a6e14e0..928f22adf1a7a 100644
--- a/atom/browser/resources/win/atom.rc
+++ b/atom/browser/resources/win/atom.rc
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ END
 //
 
 VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
- FILEVERSION 5,0,0,0
- PRODUCTVERSION 5,0,0,0
+ FILEVERSION 5,0,0,9
+ PRODUCTVERSION 5,0,0,9
  FILEFLAGSMASK 0x3fL
 #ifdef _DEBUG
  FILEFLAGS 0x1L
diff --git a/atom/common/atom_version.h b/atom/common/atom_version.h
index 15eb8cd1ea33d..6e7e7f5de0a7f 100644
--- a/atom/common/atom_version.h
+++ b/atom/common/atom_version.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #define ATOM_MINOR_VERSION 0
 #define ATOM_PATCH_VERSION 0
 // clang-format off
-// #define ATOM_PRE_RELEASE_VERSION
+#define ATOM_PRE_RELEASE_VERSION -beta.9
 // clang-format on
 
 #ifndef ATOM_STRINGIFY
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index d9b8fe4e148cc..830b87414c833 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "electron",
-  "version": "5.0.0",
+  "version": "5.0.0-beta.9",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 87b565a856215..1c7f2f12f7090 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "electron",
-  "version": "5.0.0",
+  "version": "5.0.0-beta.9",
   "repository": "https://github.com/electron/electron",
   "description": "Build cross platform desktop apps with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS",
   "devDependencies": {