diff --git a/src/ugene_version.pri b/src/ugene_version.pri
index 4d2a4a0195..9ddf9b9f63 100644
--- a/src/ugene_version.pri
+++ b/src/ugene_version.pri
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # int version levels for executables
 UGENE_VER_MAJOR=48
-UGENE_VER_MINOR=0
+UGENE_VER_MINOR=1
 UGENE_VER_SUFFIX=
 
 # product version