diff --git a/.github/workflows/version_check.yml b/.github/workflows/version_check.yml
index 8e4a8cd4bdd..6062ccc643d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/version_check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/version_check.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
       # Validate version.h matches the release tag
       - name: Assert version increment
         run: |
-          CODE_VERSION=$(grep -oP '#define\s+VERSION\s+"\Kv?\d+(\.\d+){2,3}' source/source_main/version.h)
+          CODE_VERSION=$(grep -oP '#define\s+VERSION\s+"\Kv?\d+\.\d+\.\d+(?:-[0-9A-Za-z-]+(?:\.[0-9A-Za-z-]+)*)?(?:\+[0-9A-Za-z-]+(?:\.[0-9A-Za-z-]+)*)?' source/source_main/version.h)
 
           if [[ -z "$CODE_VERSION" ]]; then
             echo "::error::Failed to extract version from source/source_main/version.h"
diff --git a/interfaces/ASE_interface/abacuslite/core.py b/interfaces/ASE_interface/abacuslite/core.py
index 1b5305f364d..f5697eb6c58 100644
--- a/interfaces/ASE_interface/abacuslite/core.py
+++ b/interfaces/ASE_interface/abacuslite/core.py
@@ -397,9 +397,9 @@ def __init__(self,
         # not recommended :(
         profile = AbacusProfile('abacus') if profile is None else profile
 
-        # does not support ABACUS version series v3.9.0.x
+        # does not support ABACUS version series v3.9.0.x and v3.11.0-beta.x
         version = profile.version()
-        if re.match(r'v3\.9\.0\.\d+', version):
+        if re.match(r'v3\.9\.0\.\d+', version) or re.match(r'v3\.11\.0-beta\.\d+', version):
             global __LEGACYIO__
             __LEGACYIO__ = False
 
diff --git a/source/source_main/version.h b/source/source_main/version.h
index 4fb2d633b53..c592dde2bac 100644
--- a/source/source_main/version.h
+++ b/source/source_main/version.h
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #ifndef VERSION
-#define VERSION "v3.9.0.27"
+#define VERSION "v3.11.0-beta.1"
 #endif