diff --git a/src/vorta/_version.py b/src/vorta/_version.py
index 8969d496..a6471051 100644
--- a/src/vorta/_version.py
+++ b/src/vorta/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '0.9.1'
+__version__ = "0.10.0-beta1"
diff --git a/src/vorta/assets/metadata/com.borgbase.Vorta.appdata.xml b/src/vorta/assets/metadata/com.borgbase.Vorta.appdata.xml
index b0c8a76b..1ff7d714 100644
--- a/src/vorta/assets/metadata/com.borgbase.Vorta.appdata.xml
+++ b/src/vorta/assets/metadata/com.borgbase.Vorta.appdata.xml
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@
     </screenshot>
   </screenshots>
   <releases>
+    <release version="v0.10.0-beta1" date="2024-10-18" urgency="low">
+        <description></description>
+    </release>
     <release version="v0.9.1" date="2024-01-10" urgency="low">
       <description>
         <ul>