diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 69bde923b7cafbc24b1cdb3608917e80ed9aafcc..9f95a6613ee8fb70130065f65a0309f50d014f88 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+Changes between 3.5.1 and 3.5.2  Beta 1:
+------------------
+ * Fix UPnP/DLNA discovery
+ * Widget fixes and improvements
+ * Improve the history settings
+ * Improve the screenshot feature
+ * Minor graphical improvements
+ * Fix some playback issues
+ * Fix some thumbnail generation issues
+ * Crash fixes
+
 Changes between 3.5.1 Beta 1 and 3.5.1:
 ------------------
  * Fix UPnP/DLNA files listing
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 516c8ad0e65a56a3ab899d67a545f3955771a097..5a5ed876f278da3bbadff9701d2765afb1dbf2f7 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ allprojects {
 
 ext {
     appId = "org.videolan.vlc"
-    versionName = '3.5.1'
-    versionCode = 3050100
+    versionName = '3.5.2 Beta 1'
+    versionCode = 3050110
     libvlcVersion = '3.5.2-eap1'
     medialibraryVersion = '0.13.4-eap1'
     minSdkVersion = 17