diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 8b70d7216e..da485a5b80 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-cassandra (5.0~alpha2) unstable; urgency=medium
+cassandra (5.0~beta1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * New release
 
- -- Mick Semb Wever <mck@apache.org>  Sun, 29 Oct 2023 18:56:51 +0100
+ -- Mick Semb Wever <mck@apache.org>  Sun, 26 Nov 2023 13:14:32 +0100
 
 cassandra (5.0~alpha1) unstable; urgency=medium