diff --git a/apps/android/app/build.gradle b/apps/android/app/build.gradle
index af181beee..1d3b5d849 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 71
-        versionName "4.3"
+        versionCode 72
+        versionName "4.3-beta.1"
 
         testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
         ndk {