diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0faaf56b27..16396ad99f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "openlayers",
-  "version": "4.5.0",
+  "version": "4.6.0-beta.1",
   "description": "Build tools and sources for developing OpenLayers based mapping applications",
   "keywords": [
     "map",
diff --git a/tasks/publish.sh b/tasks/publish.sh
index 4ae20c9c95..9e2088c8e7 100755
--- a/tasks/publish.sh
+++ b/tasks/publish.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ BUILDS=dist
 #
 # URL for canonical repo.
 #
-REMOTE=https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers.git
+REMOTE=https://github.com/ahocevar/openlayers.git
 
 #
 # Display usage and exit.
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ main() {
   npm install
   build_js ${PROFILES}
   build_css
-  npm publish
+  npm publish --tag beta
 }
 
 if test ${#} -ne 1; then