diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 9255f1db70..9125dd1dc1 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.4.0-beta1
+2.4.0-beta2
diff --git a/manifest b/manifest
index 6d1e7261bf..3410682fb0 100644
--- a/manifest
+++ b/manifest
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-C Added\sthe\sdefault_cache_size\sand\sdefault_synchronous\spragmas.\s\sAdded\sadditional\ntests\sfor\spragmas.\s\sAdded\sa\snew\sspeedtest\sscript.\s(CVS\s421)
-D 2002-03-06T22:01:35
+C Beta\s2\s(CVS\s422)
+D 2002-03-06T22:04:21
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-F VERSION bb1eea85a80e8034130db85d6c0857abe42c9460
+F VERSION 4bed6a4fd03c5b6580757d22549c836e7cf6211a
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diff --git a/manifest.uuid b/manifest.uuid
index 3d71b2d9c7..23bce36c11 100644
--- a/manifest.uuid
+++ b/manifest.uuid
@@ -1 +1 @@
-161c0c5f5db66815e4345c9b5f7a600c03a67475
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+6c3fb5470ea94bfc99833ff1c78981262c9165eb
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