diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index cadcc79a..068df38e 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ import (
 // Server defaults.
 const (
 	// VERSION is the current version for the NATS Streaming server.
-	VERSION = "0.24.3"
+	VERSION = "0.24.4-beta"
 
 	DefaultClusterID      = "test-cluster"
 	DefaultDiscoverPrefix = "_STAN.discover"