diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 3b6392a2..65484f21 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+46.beta
+=======
+* apps-menu: Rename Applications to Apps [Allan; !299]
+* Misc. bug fixes and cleanups [Florian; !296, !297, !300, !301, !302]
+
+Contributors:
+  Allan Day, Florian Müllner
+
+Translators:
+  Gabriel Brand [de], Daniel Rusek [cs], Fran Dieguez [gl],
+  Aefgh Threenine [th], Vasil Pupkin [be], Artur S0 [ru], Yosef Or Boczko [he],
+  Sabri Ünal [tr]
+
 46.alpha
 ========
 * workspace-indicator: Fix initial preview visibility [Florian; !280, !292]
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 523a33ea..8ba8c59f 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 
 project('gnome-shell-extensions',
-  version: '46.alpha',
+  version: '46.beta',
   meson_version: '>= 0.58.0',
   license: 'GPL2+'
 )