diff --git a/packages/mdbook/build.sh b/packages/mdbook/build.sh
index 0211acc04d5cc8..4bf3d899e4e2b7 100644
--- a/packages/mdbook/build.sh
+++ b/packages/mdbook/build.sh
@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@ TERMUX_PKG_HOMEPAGE=https://rust-lang.github.io/mdBook/
 TERMUX_PKG_DESCRIPTION="Creates book from markdown files"
 TERMUX_PKG_LICENSE="MPL-2.0"
 TERMUX_PKG_MAINTAINER="@termux"
-TERMUX_PKG_VERSION="0.4.52"
-TERMUX_PKG_REVISION=1
-TERMUX_PKG_SRCURL=https://github.com/rust-lang/mdBook/archive/refs/tags/v${TERMUX_PKG_VERSION}.tar.gz
-TERMUX_PKG_SHA256=d46f3b79e210eed383b6966847ea86ec441b6b505e9d9d868294bb9742130c9c
+TERMUX_PKG_VERSION="0.5.0~beta.2"
+TERMUX_PKG_SRCURL=https://github.com/rust-lang/mdBook/archive/refs/tags/v${TERMUX_PKG_VERSION//\~/-}.tar.gz
+TERMUX_PKG_SHA256=25c0a60f4075692b250bfde88d7990bd6b43e93145d2783c22706bcbd86c4f10
 TERMUX_PKG_BUILD_IN_SRC=true
 TERMUX_PKG_AUTO_UPDATE=true