diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index bf03c638415a635073ef3895bf7ac0a64aac92fa..10d7eb500caf990f9934832ccd2e68893fcfcbde 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Changes between 3.5.0 Beta 4 and 3.5.0 Beta 5:
+------------------
+ * UI improvements
+ * Crash fixes
+ * Codebase cleanups
+
 Changes between 3.5.0 Beta 3 and 3.5.0 Beta 4:
 ------------------
  * Foldable devices support for the video player
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index aa2e5aed71e6328184276c02f94695517f44dd53..e9df4be214149ec2392127380ac8d464f1f6deff 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ allprojects {
 
 ext {
     appId = "org.videolan.vlc"
-    versionName = '3.5.0 Beta 4'
-    versionCode = 3040440
+    versionName = '3.5.0 Beta 5'
+    versionCode = 3040450
     libvlcVersion = '3.5.0-eap6'
     medialibraryVersion = '0.11.2-eap6'
     minSdkVersion = 17